Wood v. The North

S.D. New York

Wood v. The North

30 F. Cas. 472

District Court, S.D. New York·Decided July 1, 1839·Published

Opinion

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.

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

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