King v. Parks
New York Supreme Court
IN ERROR, on certiorari, to the Justices’ Court in the e 7 city of New-York. This was an action for an assault and , battery, and false imprisonment, brought by Parks against King, in the Justices’ Court of the city of New-York, commonly called the Marine Court. Parks was a seaman on board the brig The Two Marys, in October, 1818, and signed the shipping articles. King was the master of the brig, bound on a voyage from New-York to Charleston, and thence to Havre de Grace.
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IN ERROR, on certiorari, to the Justices’ Court in the e 7 city of New-York. This was an action for an assault and , battery, and false imprisonment, brought by Parks against King, in the Justices’ Court of the city of New-York, commonly called the Marine Court. Parks was a seaman on board the brig The Two Marys, in October, 1818, and signed the shipping articles. King was the master of the brig, bound on a voyage from New-York to Charleston, and thence to Havre de Grace. At Charleston, Parks left the ship, without leave, as he alleged, to enter a „ ° complaint against King tor the murder of…
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer, Cb. J.
delivered the opinion of the Court. The act (2 N. R. L. 381. 382.) gives to the Justices’ Court in New-Yorh jurisdiction of “ all actions for assault and battery, or false imprisonment., done or committed by any master or commander of any ship or vessel in any merchant service, upon any officer, seaman or mariner, on the high seas, or in any foreign port or place where such ship or vessel may then be, of which the ordinary Courts of law of this state now have cognizance, notwithstanding the damages sustained or demanded by reason thereof, shall exceed fifty dollars.”
We cannot…
2Cited by4 opinions
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. FrostWisconsin Supreme Court · 1902
- Halliday v. NobleNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- Ellison v. SmollerNew York Marine Court · 1882
- The William & EmmelineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1828