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TEIXEIRA v. VAN CAMP SEAFOOD CO.

No. 84-6643.

783 F.2d 951 (1986)

John J. TEIXEIRA, Sr., John J. Teixeira, Jr., James P. Lira, Merritt Noel, Henderikus Van Der Es, Anthony Sabatinia, George Tucker and Joao Batista, Plaintiffs, v. VAN CAMP SEAFOOD COMPANY, a DIVISION OF RALSTON PURINA COMPANY; and M/V AMERICAN EAGLE, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard D. Sacks, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs.

David E. Gilbert, Robert G. Dyer, Dyer, Brewer & Walton, San Diego, Cal., for defendants.

Before ANDERSON and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, Senior District Judge.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

The captain and crew of the tuna fishing vessel American Eagle ("the ship") sued Van Camp Seafood Co. ("Van Camp") and the ship in admiralty for unpaid wages and wrongful discharge. The plaintiffs alleged that certain ship expenses had been improperly charged to their wages under identical individual "share" or "lay" contracts of employment.1 The district court found for the defendants. We affirm.

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