Legal Opinion
Ladzinski v. Sperling Steamship and Trading Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1969No. 66 Civil 1030PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLANDS, District Judge;
In this action by an injured seaman, plaintiff seeks to recover unearned wages to the end of the voyage, maintenance and cure, and transportation. Plaintiff also demands the statutory penalty of double wages for alleged wrongful withholding of “wages” under 46 U.S.C. § 596 (1964).
For the reasons amplified in this opinion, the Court concludes that plain tiff is entitled to the claimed amounts of unearned wages, maintainance and cure, and transportation. However, his claim for double wages is dismissed because no “wages” within the meaning of 46 U.S.C. § 596…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Isbrandtsen Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Collie v. FergussonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Walter L. Compton, Jr. v. Alton Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Guevara v. Maritime Overseas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Thompson v. Offshore Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1977
- American Foreign Steamship Co. v. MatiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cuevas v. Reading & Bates Corp.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1983
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