Legal Opinion
Shilman v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 5, 1947PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a suit in Admiralty to recover the sum of $200 alleged to be due and owing to the libelant as a balance of wages earned as a seaman on the S/S “Eli Whitney,” a merchant vessel of the United States.
The facts in the case have been stipulated, and may be summarized briefly as follows :
At all material times the S/S “Eli Whitney” was owned by the respondent, United States, and operated by the respondent, Grace Line, Inc., as agent for the United States under a general service agency agreement in connection with the war operations in North Africa. The libelant joined…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hust v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Wilder v. Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- McCune v. KilpatrickDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1943
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