Supreme Court· 4/4/1949

Farrell v. United States

Citations

336 U.S. 511
69 S. Ct. 707
93 L. Ed. 2d 850
1949 U.S. LEXIS 2927
93 L. Ed. 850

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holding that a seaman, injured while the vessel he worked on was docked, was not entitled to the one year worth of unearned wages that he was seeking because his employment contract provided only “for a term of time not exceeding 12 (Twelve
observing that cure is to be paid \in kind and concurrently with its need\
Defendant's sister, who was lessee and sometimes occupant of apartment, had authority to consent to search of apartment
permanently disabled seaman not entitled to maintenance and cure payments after his condition was diagnosed as hopeless
in both cases seamen injured while returning to their ships from shore leave were entitled to receive maintenance and cure
“[U]nder AS 24 23.05.140(d), [a plaintiff] may be entitled to receive a penalty not to exceed his regular wage for ninety days.”

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Judges: Jackson, Douglas, Black, Murphy, Rutledge

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