Legal Opinion
Eaton v. SS Export Challenger
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1967No. 10904PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we are called upon to determine the application of 46 U.S.C.A. § 596, which provides a penalty for withholding wages, to a seaman working on port time. The district judge denied the seaman’s claim for recovery of the penalty and allowed him only his wages for one day, less maintenance and cure. Judgment was, therefore, entered for $2.16. For reasons we shall presently state, we affirm.
Libelant, Earnest Eaton, was employed by respondent on board the SS “EXPORT CHALLENGER” from December 20, 1964 until February 24,1965. On the latter date he was paid all of…
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