Bradley v. The J. M. Griffith

WELLBORN, District Judge.

The libelants are seamen, and have sued for wages claimed to be due them, respectively, for services as members of the crew of the barkentine J. M. Griffith. The voyage for -which they engaged was, by the shipping articles, not to exceed six calendar months, and is particularly described in said articles as follows, to wit: “From the port of San Francisco to Port Hadlock, and thence to San Francisco for final discharge, either direct or via one or more ports of the Pacific coast.” The facts material to this opinion are undisputed, and as follows, to wit: Three of the…