Legal Opinion
Johnson v. American-Hawaiian S. S. Co.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided April 1, 1926No. 10482PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
Is a stevedore a seaman? If so, the action may'not be removed. Cassil v. U. S. E. F. C., 289 F. 774 (Ninth Circuit), held that a stevedore, was not a seaman within .the accepted definition in admiralty. In The Hoquiam, 253 F. 629, 165 C. C. A. 253, the same eourt said: “Longshoremen are not classified as seamen in the merchant marine. Treaties do not affect them and legislation in relation to flogging or to safety at sea has no relation to. them.”
This sentiment is indorsed in Young v.. Clyde S. S. Co. (D. C.) 294 F. 549. A person not shipped for a voyage, no…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cassil v. United States Emergency Fleet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1923
- Bowes v. BaumertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
- Young v. Clyde S. S. Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1923
- Hanson v. LyonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1887
3Cited by1 opinion
- Braner v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942