Louisiana § 34:877 Abandonment of ship or refusal to perform duty; forfeiture and damages

Louisiana Statutes

§ 34:877 — Abandonment of ship or refusal to perform duty; forfeiture and damages

Louisiana § 34:877

Title 34Navigation and Shipping

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La. Stat. Ann. § 34:877 (2026).

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Any person who ships upon a vessel to do service thereon either by the month or voyage, in the capacity of officer, engineer, pilot, clerk, mate, carpenter, cook, steward, cabin boy, watchman, fireman, deck hand, or laborer, and abandons the boat before having fulfilled his engagements, or refuses to do his duty in the capacity for which he shipped, shall, besides forfeiting all claims to the wages due for the service, be liable to the owners of the vessel for any damages which they may sustain by the abandonment or refusal to do duty.

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Any person who ships upon a vessel to do service thereon either by the month or voyage, in the capacity of officer, engineer, pilot, clerk, mate, carpenter, cook, steward, cabin boy, watchman, fireman, deck hand, or laborer, and abandons the boat before having fulfilled his engagements, or refuses to do his duty in the capacity for which he shipped, shall, besides forfeiting all claims to the wages due for the service, be liable to the owners of the vessel for any damages which they may sustain by the abandonment or refusal to do duty.