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AGUILAR v. STANDARD OIL CO.

No. 454.

318 U.S. 724 (1943)

AGUILAR v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW JERSEY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1943.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George J. Engelman for petitioner in No. 454; and Mr. Joseph W. Henderson, with whom Mr. George M. Brodhead, Jr. was on the brief, for petitioner in No. 582.

Mr. Walter X. Connor, with whom Mr. Vernon S. Jones was on the brief, for respondent in No. 454; and Mr. Abraham E. Freedman, with whom Messrs. Paul M. Goldstein and Charles Lakatos were on the brief, for respondent in No. 582.

MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented by these cases is whether a shipowner is liable for wages and maintenance and cure to a seaman who, having left his vessel on authorized shore leave, is injured while traversing the only available route between the moored ship and a public street. The injury in No. 582 occurred while the seaman was departing for his leave. That in No. 454 occurred...

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