SEATRAIN LINES, INC. v. MEDINA


39 N.J. 222 (1963)

188 A.2d 169

SEATRAIN LINES, INC., A CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT, v. JUAN MEDINA, CLAIMANT-RESPONDENT, AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Argued December 18, 1962.

Decided February 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Laurence Reich argued the cause for appellant (Messrs. Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, attorneys; Mr. Charles B. Collins and Mr. Laurence Reich, of counsel).

Mr. Dominic J. Hart argued the cause for respondent (Mr. Arthur J. Sills, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for intervenor-respondent, Mr. Herman D. Ringle, of counsel).


The opinion of the court was delivered by HANEMAN, J.

Juan Medina (Medina), a New Jersey resident, was employed as a seaman by Seatrain Lines, Inc. (Seatrain), which corporation is engaged in the transportation of cargo on the high seas and navigable waters of the United States, between Edgewater, New Jersey; Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Texas City, Texas. His regular wage was $86.59 per week. Medina was a member of the Seafarers International Union...

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