Legal Opinion

Scrofani v. Miami Rare Bird Farm, Inc. The Admiral

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 9, 1953No. 14535PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal in Admiralty is from a final order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissing libels in rem for seamen’s wages filed against the Gas Screw Admiral by Richard E. Martin and Robert Scrofani. Prior to the day on which the case was set for argument in this court and in conformity with local Rule 20 1 the case was dismissed as to Scrofani and accordingly we are concerned only with the appeal of Martin.

On October 17, 1952, and prior to the institution of the present cause the Admiral was named as a respondent in an in rem…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. West Coast Life Ins. Co. v. Merced Irr. Dist.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
  2. Electric Boat Co. v. East Hampton Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  3. The Samuel LittleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
  4. Zannaras v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Morris A. Hicks, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. The Quaker Oats CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Point Landing, Inc., Intervenor v. Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Horner v. FerronCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  4. Governor & Co. of the Bank of Scotland v. SabayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Maryland Casualty Company, United States of America v. Hibernia National Bank in New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956

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