Legal Opinion
Shanley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1923No. 64PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Libelants and other members of the crew signed shipping articles on what was then known as form 705A. The date was August 28, 1919, the place, Philadelphia, Pa., and the amount of wages was agreed to and fully set forth in the articles. The articles read:
*503“It is agreed between the master and seamen, or mariners, of the steamer Liberty Land, of which A. L. Cornewal is at present master, or whoever shall go for master, now bound from the port of Philadelphia, Pa., to Africa, via coastwise and such other ports and places in any part of the world, as the master may direct, and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alaska Packers' Ass'n v. DomenicoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Hamilton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1920
- Thomson-Houston Electric Co. v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
- Uriarte v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1926
- Burie v. Overseas Navigation Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1962