The Sterling
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit by E. W. Rigney against the gasoline fishing boat Sterling; the humme Bay Packing Company, claimant. On claim of S. P. Starbux, intervening libelant. Decree for respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
Intervening libelant alleges, in substance, that the gasoline fishing boat Sterling was being outfitted for a fishing expedition, and that the entire crew, except the master and engineer, were Austrians who had pursued the occupation of fishermen for many years, and that the custom of Austrian fishermen is to be furnished with wines and spirituous liquors, and “that this custom is so ingrained in the Austrian fishermen who have immigrated to this country that even after a number of years it is impossible to induce Austrian fishermen to enter into a contract to engage…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Robert DollarDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1902
- Bovard v. The MayflowerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1889
- The SatelliteDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1910
- Eley v. ShrewsburyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1895
- The Plymouth RockDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1874
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- The Lord BaltimoreDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1921