Legal Opinion
Latty v. Emergency Fleet Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 12, 1922No. 1819PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Libel by Ernest B. Latty and others against the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a libel by the chief steward and two cooks on the steamship Lake Forkville to recover damages for assault and imprisonment by the master, and for wages and personal effects. I find the facts to be as follows:
The Lake Forkville was owned by the United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, and was operated by the Mallory Lines. She left Norfolk about October 10,» 1919, bound for the Azores and England. The incidents which form the basis of this suit occurred after her arrival at Ponta Delgarda, Azores, which was reached on October 31st. The chief…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- United States v. RugglesU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1828
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