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· 7/30/1956

Fred I. Putnam and James A. Overman v. Harry C. Lower, John Kadlec, George S. Herning, Edgar L. Peecher, William E. Barquist and Norman L. Bunker

Citations

  • 236 F.2d 561
  • 1956 U.S. App. LEXIS 4736
  • 1956 A.M.C. 2059

How courts have described this case

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

  • observing that “admiralty courts are flexible in operation”
  • observing that “admiralty courts are flexible in operation”
  • \the word 'lay' means a share of the profits of a venture given in lieu of wages\
  • “The jurisdiction of courts of admiralty over the wage claims of seamen is anciently established.”
  • “the word ‘lay’ means a share of the profits of a venture given in lieu of wages”
  • prospective fishing profits are too speculative to be a proper measure of damages

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Judges: Stephens, Pope, Fee

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