Legal Opinion
Rury T. McKay
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 9, 1897No. 11,392PublishedCited by 2 opinions
This was a libel by John Bury against E. A. McKay to recover seamen’s wages.
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEN, District Judge.
On the 24th day of April, 1897, the libelant agreed to serve as a seaman on board the schooner Occidental, under shipping articles signed by him, and containing the following provisions:
“It is agreed between the master and seamen or mariners of the schooner Occidental, * * * now bound from the port of San Francisco, California, to Gray’s Harbor, thence to San Francisco, fqr final discharge, either direct or via one or more ports of the Pacific Coast, either north or south of the port of discharge, for a term of time not exceeding (G) six calendar months, * * * and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradley v. The J. M. GriffithDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1895
- Heinrici v. The Laura MadsenDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1897
3Cited by2 opinions
- The Grace DollarDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1906
- The Grace DollarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1908