THE M/V ALBACORA v. RAWLINS

No. 17255.

262 F.2d 130 (1959)

THE M/V ALBACORA and Opak Foods, Inc., Appellants, v. Sidney S. RAWLINS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 5, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Woodrow De Castro, Balboa, Canal Zone, De Castro & Robles, Balboa, Canal Zone, of counsel, for respondents-appellants.

Roy V. Phillipps, P. L. S. Carrington, Balboa, Canal Zone, for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and CAMERON and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty filed on January 7, 1957, in rem and in personam, by Sidney S. Rawlins against the M/V Albacora and Opak Foods, Inc., her owners at the time of the suit, for wages for services allegedly performed as mate on board the said vessel from April 11, 1956, to December 26, 1956, at the allegedly agreed rate of $400 monthly, plus $160 severance pay provided by the law of the flag of the ship, the Republic of Panama, less...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases