Legal Opinion
Nathaniel Thomas v. Ss Santa Mercedes and Prudential Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1978No. 76-1189 and 76-1490PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Thomas, a seaman, recovered $1,221.36 from the defendant Prudential Lines, Inc. (Prudential or the Company) under 46 U.S.C. § 596, which imposes a double wage penalty on masters or owners who refuse or neglect to pay discharged seamen one-third of their earned wages at the time of discharge and the balance within four days thereafter. 1 The district court imposed the penalty for the period May 14 to June 4, 1974.
Thomas appeals from that part of the judgment denying recovery from June 4 until October 18 and costs. He further contends the district court erred in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Mavromatis v. United Greek Shipowners CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Iris v. Rivera-Flores v. Puerto Rico Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Contempo Metal Furniture Co. Of California, a Calif. Corp. v. East Texas Motor Freight Lines, Inc., Dba Etmf Freight SystemCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Toombs v. LeoneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Arrington v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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