The Charles D. Lane
District Court, D. Washington
.* .Libel by the crew of the steamship Charles I). Lane, who were discharged upon the return of the vessel to port in a disabled condition, after encountering a storm. The libelants were paid for the time of actual service!, and at the time of receiving payment signed an agreement before a shipping commissioner, releasing the vessel, her, master and owners, from all liability on account of their contract. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The facts in this case, according to á statement thereof, agreed to by respective parties, are as follows: ¶‡⅜ libelants signed shipping articles for a voyage from Port Town-séndtq Guayaquil, Ecuador, and other ports and places, back to a fihal gort’-'of discharge in the United States'; the-term of employ-im&rfnbt’to exceed-12 calendar months, and started on said voyage; *747but, after the steamer passed Cape Mattery, the wind and seas.became extremely violent:, doing sucti damage to the vessel that.she was obliged to' jettison part of her cargo, and return to port for…
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