Wood v. The North

S.D. New York

Wood v. The North

30 F. Cas. 472

DecidedJuly 1, 1839

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Wood v. The North, 30 F. Cas. 472 (S.D.N.Y. 1839).

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THE COURT

(BETTS, District Judge)

held that the master Was bound to offer the mate a passage home, and that it was only in case of necessity, for instance, while a vessel is at sea, that the master had the right to degrade his mate for an alleged offense, and make him do seaman’s duty; and that the master’s right to do it then only grew out of the circumstances of the case, and the situation of the vessel. Decree ordered for the libelant.

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THE COURT

(BETTS, District Judge)

held that the master Was bound to offer the mate a passage home, and that it was only in case of necessity, for instance, while a vessel is at sea, that the master had the right to degrade his mate for an alleged offense, and make him do seaman’s duty; and that the master’s right to do it then only grew out of the circumstances of the case, and the situation of the vessel. Decree ordered for the libelant.

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30 F. Cas. 472, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wood-v-the-north-nysd-1839.