Bjornsson v. U.S. Dominator, Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that 21 “[w]ithout a written contract, [the plaintiff’s] employment agreement regarding his 22 services aboard the [fishing vessel] is contrary to law, and thus, void pursuant to section 23 11107”
• holding that 21 “[w]ithout a written contract, [the plaintiff’s] employment agreement regarding his 22 services aboard the [fishing vessel] is contrary to law, and thus, void pursuant to section 23 11107”
• the very point of 46 U.S.C. § 10601 is to avoid later misunderstandings and differing interpretations among the parties regarding the terms of employment; custom may be considered to interpret the writing only where the writing is ambiguous
• the very point of 46 U.S.C. § 10601 is to avoid later misunderstandings and differing interpretations among the parties regarding the terms of employment; custom may be considered to interpret the writing only where the writing is ambiguous

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Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Doyle v. Huntress, Inc.
  First Circuit· 2005-08-12· cited 47×
• Miller v. Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-09-25· cited 30×
• Miller v. Arctic Alaska Fisheries Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1997-11-21· cited 23×
• Seattle-First National Bank v. Conaway
  Ninth Circuit· 1996-10-30· cited 23×
• Nunez v. American Seafoods
  Alaska Supreme Court· 2002-07-12· cited 21×
• Doyle v. Huntress, Inc.
  D. Rhode Island· 2004-01-13· cited 15×
• TCW Special Credits v. Chloe Z Fishing Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-12-05· cited 13×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-12-05· cited 3×
• Unnamed case
  First Circuit· 1996-10-30
• TCW Special Credits, Inc. v. F/V Kassandra Z
  High Court of American Samoa· 1999-10-20
• TCW Special Credits, Inc. v. F/V Kassandra Z
  High Court of American Samoa· 2000-05-01
• TCW Special Credits, Inc. v. F/V Kassandra Z
  High Court of American Samoa· 2000-08-21

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Carbone v. Ursich the Del Rio
  Ninth Circuit· 1953-12-21· cited 53×
• Hafling v. Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1978-10-06· cited 44×
• David Stevens v. Seacoast Company, Inc. And M/v Elena S
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-08-13· cited 43×
• Shanks v. Upjohn Co.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1992-06-26· cited 31×
• Cape Shore Fish Co., Inc. v. The United States
  Court of Claims· 1964-04-17· cited 30×
• Southern Shell Fish Co., Inc. v. Plaisance
  Fifth Circuit· 1952-04-29· cited 17×
• Brown v. State
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1991-08-30· cited 12×
• Caffray v. Kingsland
  S.D. New York· 1885-12-10· cited 11×
• Sigurjonsson v. Trans-American Traders, Inc. The Gatito
  Fifth Circuit· 1951-05-24· cited 5×
• Whalen v. The Silver Spring
  D. Massachusetts· 1854-03-15· cited 3×