Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Boat Edith L. Boudreau, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 3, 1967PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
Palmer, a commercial fisherman who usually was employed as a cook or deckhand, was hired by the captain of the defendant’s fishing vessel on July 1, 1964. Palmer was to have a steady job (“site”) aboard until he quit, or was discharged for cause. If “nothing was said or done by either party prior to or at the time of settling up,” Palmer would make the next trip.
Palmer made two trips. The second ended on Saturday, July 18, 1964. “The catch was not unloaded but was topped with ice to wait for Monday’s market.” On Monday, Palmer and others tended the hatch and helped clean the vessel. About 11…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Warren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Williamson v. Western-Pacific Dredging Corp.District Court, D. Oregon · 1969
- Moran v. Bay State Trawler Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1976