Harold J. Byberg, Libelant-appellant, v. Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Respondent-appellee.guillermo H. Reyes, Libelant-appellant, v. United States of America, Respondent-appellee, 223 F.2d 412 (2d Cir. 1955)
Annotate this CaseDecided May 24, 1955
Nathan Baker, Hoboken, N. J. (Baker, Garber & Chazen, Hoboken, N. J., of counsel, Bernard Chazen, Hoboken, N. J., on the brief), proctor for libelant-appellant Harold J. Byberg.
Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City (Walter X. Connor and Vernon Sims Jones, New York City, Advocates), proctors for respondent-appellee Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
Murray A. Miller, New York City, for libelant-appellant Guillermo H. Reyes.
Hanrahan & Brennan, New York City (Michael E. Hanrahan, New York City, of counsel, (for respondent-appellee United States of America.
Before CLARK, Chief Judge, MEDINA, Circuit Judge, and DIMOCK, District Judge.
PER CURIAM.
Each of these cases involves the validity of a release signed by a seaman, and in each the trial judge, by the application of proper standards, Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co., 1942, 317 U.S. 239, 63 S. Ct. 246, 87 L. Ed. 239, appraised the proofs before him and found as a fact that the release was voluntarily executed by the seaman, with full knowledge of his rights, and for a reasonable consideration. These findings are amply supported by the record in each case, and we shall not disturb them.
Affirmed.
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