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The Steel Trader, 275 U.S. 388 (1928)
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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.
The Steel Trader, 275 U.S. 388 (1928)
The Steel Trader* No. 106 Argued December 2, 1927 Decided January 3, 1928 275 U.S. 388
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. Under Rev.Stats., § 4527, a seaman who, having signed articles in this country for a voyage to foreign ports and return, and who, without his fault or consent, was discharged at another port in this country, after the voyage had begun but before one month’s wages were earned, was entitled to recover, in addition to the wages earned, a sum equal to one month’s wages, as compensation; but he cannot recover wages for the full period of the voyage. P. 390.
2. Rev.Stats., § 4527,is applicable not only where the wrongful discharge is "before the commencement of the voyage," but also if it occurs after such commencement but "before one month’s wage are earned." Id.
13 F.2d 614 reversed.
Certiorari, 273 U.S. 680, to a decree of the circuit court of appeals, which affirmed a decree of the district court in admiralty, 10 F.2d 248, 250, awarding wages to a discharged seaman. The proceeding was in rem, but the decree was entered against claimant and surety as stipulators on a bond by which the ship was released from seizure.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," The Steel Trader, 275 U.S. 388 (1928) in 275 U.S. 388 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SK1E5HBH18HDBI1.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." The Steel Trader, 275 U.S. 388 (1928), in 275 U.S. 388, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SK1E5HBH18HDBI1.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in The Steel Trader, 275 U.S. 388 (1928). cited in 1928, 275 U.S. 388. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SK1E5HBH18HDBI1.
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