Legal Opinion
Goudinos v. Ss Ruth Ann
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 11, 1961No. Nos. 13-60, 14-60Published
1Opinion of the Court
RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.
The SS Ruth Ann arrived at the Port of San Juan on October 29, 1960, under the circumstances set forth in detail in the Memorandum of the Court in Admiralty 12-60, filed on April 4, 1961, Banco Para El, etc. v. P & E Shipping Corp., D.C., 192 F.Supp. 607.
On November 4, 1960, the vessel was attached by libellant in Admiralty 12-60. On December 1, 1960, the present libellants, seamen on the SS Ruth Ann, filed their libel in rem against the ship for wages, overtime and the penalty wages provided in 46 U.S.C.A. § 596, alleging that libellants had demanded payment of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Carmona v. The Esteban de AntunanoU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana · 1887
- Old Point Fish Co. v. HaywoodCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- Banco Para El Comercio Exterior de Cuba v. The Steamship Ruth AnnDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1961