United States Ninth Circuit

In an action arising from an injury sustained by Plaintiff fisherman at sea, judgment for Defendant is affirmed where Plaintiff's employment contract specified that he was employed solely for one voyage, and thus he could not seek unpaid wages for hypothetical subsequent voyages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/02/2009
• Published 03/02/2009

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ROBERT R. BEEZER, RONALD M. GOULD and CONSUELO M. CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John Merriam, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anthony John Gaspich and Russell Reese Williams, Gaspich & Williams, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellee.