U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1942

Long v. The Seatrain New Orleans

Long v. The Seatrain New Orleans
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided April 23, 1942 · Holmes, Hutcheson, McCord
127 F.2d 878; 1942 U.S. App. LEXIS 4014; 1942 A.M.C. 721 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Long v. The Seatrain New Orleans

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

It appearing from the libel, that libellant appellant was given the notice required by, was discharged in accordance with, and was paid the wages due him under, the shipping articles, the district judge, in response to an exception that no cause of action for additional wages and penalties was shown, dismissed the libel.

The shipping articles constituted the contract of employment, Peninsular & Occidental S. S. Co. v. National Labor Relations Board, 5 Cir., 98 F.2d 411, they were reasonable and not in violation of any provision of law, and ship and crew were bound by them.

The decree was right. It is affirmed.

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