Legal Opinion
Lloyd Royal Belge Societe Anonyme v. Elting
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 29, 1931PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, District Judge.
Suit is brought to recover a fine of $1,000 imposed by the Secretary of Labor for failure to detain an alien seaman on board the steamship Caueasier. The fine was. imposed under section 20 of the Immigration Act of 1924 (8 USCA § 167).
On arrival of the Caueasier at New York on March 13, 1929, the master was directed by an immigration inspector to detain on board six of her crew because he was not satisfied that they were bona fide seamen. The order was in writing, and was served upon the master. Several days later, one of the men ordered detained managed to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- National Surety Co. v. HoltzmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1930
- Sinclair Nav. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929
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- United States Lines Co. v. ShaughnessyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- National Surety Corp. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1944
- Yonejiro Nakasuji v. SeagerDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1933