Legal Opinion
Karl Rofer v. Head & Head, Inc., Owner of Yacht Vagabondia, III
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1955No. 15529PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
This is a seaman’s libel for wages and ■maintenance and cure. The libelant was hired in November, 1953, to work as a cook aboard the yacht Vagabondia III. He was apparently in normal health when employed, but as the period of employment wore on, he became excitable .and often upset, and once reached a state of frenzy. Before he left the vessel, the deckhands were afraid of him, saying that he had threatened them.
On the first or second of March, 1954, he complained to the captain that he had sprained his back in picking up an eighty-pound stove plate. The captain asked…
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- Spellman v. American Barge Line Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
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- Carter Myers v. Isthmian Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- James F. Dobbs v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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