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Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson, 343 U.S. 779 (1952)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson, 343 U.S. 779 (1952)
Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson No. 493 Argued April 23, 1952 Decided June 9, 1952 343 U.S. 779
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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In an admiralty proceeding by a seaman against his employer to recover wages earned on a merchant vessel of United States registry, the employer may not set off against the seaman’s wages its expenditures for the medical care and hospitalization of another member of the crew necessitated by injuries unjustifiably inflicted on him by the seaman during the voyage on which the wages were earned. Pp. 780-789.
(a) Congress has preempted the area relating to deductions and set-offs based on derelictions of duty as against a seaman’s claim to his wages and, in effect, has excluded all of them except those which it has listed affirmatively. Pp. 781-789.
(b) Assuming that this seaman’s unjustified attack upon another member of the crew amounted to a breach of general discipline, it hardly amounted to "willful disobedience to any lawful command at sea" within the meaning of R.S. § 4596, Fourth. P. 788.
(c) Assuming that it caused expense to his employer, it hardly amounted to "willfully damaging the vessel" or "any of the stores or cargo" within the meaning of R.S. § 4596, Seventh. P. 788.
190 F.2d 991, affirmed.
In an admiralty proceeding by a seaman against his employer to recover wages earned on a merchant vessel of United States registry, the District Court disallowed his employer’s counterclaim. 91 F.Supp. 872. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 190 F.2d 991. This Court granted certiorari. 342 U.S. 940. Affirmed, p. 789.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson, 343 U.S. 779 (1952) in 343 U.S. 779 343 U.S. 780. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S8AQBNSXTKM8BEF.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson, 343 U.S. 779 (1952), in 343 U.S. 779, page 343 U.S. 780. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S8AQBNSXTKM8BEF.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Isbrandtsen Co., Inc. v. Johnson, 343 U.S. 779 (1952). cited in 1952, 343 U.S. 779, pp.343 U.S. 780. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S8AQBNSXTKM8BEF.
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