Sergeant v. Bernuth’s Empirical Analysis
1954
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
June 1969
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Farrell v. United States · The Steel Trader · Newton v. Gulf Oil Corp. · 33 F. Supp. 982 - Johnson v. Standard Oil Co. · 87 F. Supp. 210 - Newton v. Gulf Oil Corp.
Most-quoted passages
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““Libellants say that the Contract between libellants and respondents was violated, in that the voyage was too short in point of time and that libellants were improperly discharged. The only provision in the Contract fixing the length of the time of libellants’ employment thereunder is found in the last sentence of the quoted portion of the Shipping Articles. It is said that the term of employment shall not exceed ‘six calendar months.’ Therefore, libellants were not improperly or wrongfully discharged because discharged within 15 or 20 days after the voyage was begun.””
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Zarrago v. Texas Co.
How this case has been treated — in progress
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