Sharp v. The Journeyman

OOXE, District Judge.

John Sharp, the libelant, during the summer of 1893, at Cleveland, Ohio, shipped as mate upon the barge Journeyman and worked in that capacity for 19⅜ days. He has not been paid, and the question is what shall be his per diem compensa*296tion.' No written contract was signed and Re seeks to recover tlie highest wages paid at Cleveland for a similar voyage within the three months prior to his shipping, pursuant to section 4521 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. The libelant insists that the highest price paid during this period was $1.50 per day, the claimant that…