Legal Opinion
Aird v. Weyerhaeuser S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 1948No. 9294PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
The libellant, John K. Aird, filed in the district court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania his libel in personam in admiralty against Grace Line, Inc. and Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company seeking to recover wages, maintenance and transportation expense by virtue of his alleged wrongful discharge from employment as radio officer on the S. S. Walt Whitman. On May 29, 1942 at Portland, Oregon, Aird had signed shipping articles as radio operator on the Walt Whitman for a voyage from Portland for a period not exceeding twelve months. In the course of the voyage the Walt…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Oliver v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
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3Cited by23 opinions
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