Legal Opinion

Browne v. Makin

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 18, 1949No. 12818PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought by the plaintiff, Charles C. Makin, a member of the Savannah Bar Pilots Association, to recover two-thirds of his pay as a bar pilot from the Savannah Bar Pilots Association, jointly and severally, so long as he may live and remain incapacitated. The plaintiff predicates his recovery on a beneficial agreement, entered into by all the Savannah bar pilots, whereby any pilot who became sick or injured would receive a certain amount of his pay each month, depending on the nature and permanency of the sickness or injury.

Plaintiff’s case was submitted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lincoln Lumber Co. v. KeeterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1928
  2. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. McCauleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1882

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States of America for the Use of Georgia Electric Supply Company, Inc. v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. David Roger Lettsome v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Frank J. Abel, Individually and D/B/A Dal-Air and Frank J. Abel Trust v. Brayton Flying Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  4. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Vernon H. KnudsenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. Martin Wright GordonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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