Anderson v. The Rence

The claim of the libel in this case is for “wages, for provisions of bad quality, and a failure to furnish antiscorbutics, and for damages for the same cause; also, damages for furnishing improper subsistence,'cost of maintenance during sickness contracted in the service of the vessel, and cost of care, under the statutory and general admiralty law.” The evidence as to the quantity and quality of the provisions furnished to the men is very voluminous and conflicting. The seamen’s statements with respect to the bad quality of the food are evidently much exaggerated, and I think it unnecessary…