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MARTIN v. MILLER

No. 94-60575.

65 F.3d 434 (1995)

Cathleen J. MARTIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael MILLER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 18, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence J. Lestelle, Lestelle & Lestelle, New Orleans, LA, for appellant.

Timothy Lord, Atty., David V. Hutchinson, Asst. Dir., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before GARWOOD, E. GRADY JOLLY and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Since the earliest days of our republic, federal law has afforded a remedy to seamen when payment of their wages is delayed without sufficient cause. Since 1915, the law has required the master or owner of the vessel to pay a seaman twice his daily wage for each day that payment is unjustifiably delayed. In this case, seaman Cathleen Martin seeks to collect these double wage damages in the amount of $155,828.88 from the master of the...

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