Legal Opinion
The Mariner
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 10, 1924No. 2351PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
These are two intervening petitions by Griffin and Shea, who were masters of the Mariner, asserting maritime liens for their wages. She was a beam trawler; the petitioners were hired by her owners at fixed wages plus a commission on the *109catch. The masters had nothing to do with selling the catch or purchasing supplies, nor did they handle any of the money. All that work was done by representatives of the owners, under whose direction the fish were .sold and the voyages settled. The master had full, command of the vessel when at sea, and decided where she should go and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- The NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1895
- The Eugenia EmiliaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1924
3Cited by4 opinions
- Captain Tom Barber v. The Motor Vessel "Blue Cat", a 32' Catamaran, Her Engines, Apparel, Tackle and EquipmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Payne v. SS Tropic BreezeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Medina v. Marvirazon Compania Naviera, SADistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Payne v. Ss Tropic BreezeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970