Legal Opinion
Arsenis v. Atlantic Tankers, Ltd.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided May 6, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison S. Jackson, J.
Plaintiff is a Greek seaman who was allegedly employed by one of the defendants as a second mate and thereafter nnjustifiably reduced in pay and grade to an able-bodied seaman. His complaint states two causes of action: unpaid wages based on the difference in pay, and statutory penalties. The defendants are, respectively, a Liberian steam*125ship company doing business in New York, and its United States agent, a New York corporation.
The contract of employment was executed in Greece and written in Greek. It provided, inter alia, that Greek law would govern and that Greece would be the exclusive…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Patterson v. Bark EudoraSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Strathearn Steamship Co. v. DillonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Lakos v. SaliarisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- M. & T. Trust Co. v. Export Steamship Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
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