Broux v. The Ivy
District Court, D. Delaware
This was a libel by Theopliile Broux and others against the ship Ivy for compensation for shortage in the provisions issued to libel-ants as seamen on said ship.
1Opinion of the Court
WALES, District Judge.
This suit is brought by Theophile Broux and 16 others against the American ship Ivy, and all persons intervening, to recover extra wages on account of a reduction in the allowance of provisions which were issued to the libelants while serving on board the said ship during her voyage from Vancouver, B. G., to Wilmington, Del., between April 22 and August 29, 1893, lasting 328 days. The libelants demand this extra compensation under section 4568 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which is in these words:
“¡See. 4568. If, during a voyage, tlie allowance of any of…
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