Legal Opinion
McCrea v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 30, 1934No. 212PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The libelant shipped as a fireman on the steamship American Shipper on a voyage from New York to London. The steamer left New York February 15> 1928, and arrived at London the following February 26th. It was owned by the United States and was a merchant vessel subject to the provisions of section 2 of the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915 (46 USCA § 673), relating to watches, their duties, and their right to discharge.
There were thirteen seamen on the vessel, and they were not, while at sea, divided as equally as that number permitted into watches and kept on duty…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. AultSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Cox v. . Lykes BrothersNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- O'Hara v. Luckenbach Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial Relations of KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Gerber v. SpencerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922
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3Cited by11 opinions
- The Ernest H. MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
- Loggins v. Steel Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Ladzinski v. Sperling Steamship and Trading Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Shapiro v. RosenbaumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Broughton & Wiggins Nav. Co. v. Hammond Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936
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