Legal Opinion
Fowles v. American Export Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 3, 1971No. 157, Docket 33856PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (300 F. Supp. 1293) entered June 16, 1969 dismissing the libel herein after a trial before the court, Hon. David N. Edelstein, sitting in admiralty. We affirm.
The libellants are five crew members who on March 2, 1964 signed shipping *1270articles for a voyage aboard the S. S. Excalibur, a vessel owned and operated by the respondent. The voyage was a scheduled 42 day pleasure cruise in the Mediterranean with 86 first-class passengers aboard. Three days after embarkation, on March 5, 1964, a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Fowles v. American Export Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Avgoustis v. Erini Shipping Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Sharpe v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1971
3Cited by4 opinions
- Manetas v. International Petroleum Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Emmett E. Neathery v. M/v Overseas Marilyn and Maritime Overseas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Fowles v. American Export LinesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- George Manetas v. International Petroleum Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976