Legal Opinion
Smith v. Western Offshore, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 26, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-0266PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ARCENEAUX, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this matter, Harold Smith, 1 Norman Rack and Edward Walgamatte, served as seamen aboard the M/V RIG TENDER II in August and September of 1981. Despite their persistent demands, they have not been paid their wages. Consequently, they brought this seamen’s wage action under the general maritime law and 46 U.S.C. § 561 et seq. 2 against their employer, Western Offshore, Inc.; the owner and president of Western, Gene Balsom; the vessel upon which they served, the M/V RIG TENDER II; and the owner of the RIG TENDER II, the Cheyenne Boat Company. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- U. S. Bulk Carriers, Inc. v. ArguellesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Glenn Paul Baker, Sr., Cross-Appellant v. Raymond International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Collie v. FergussonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- McCrea v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Margaret Daly-Murphy v. Michael Winston, E. Carmack Holmes, Arthur S. Kling, Ronald L. Nelson and the Veterans AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Governor & Co. of the Bank of Scotland v. SabayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
- Brakke v. RudnickNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- French v. GabrielCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
- Thiel v. StradleyIdaho Supreme Court · 1990
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