Garrett v. United States

The plaintiff in this case seeks to recover the sum of $5,836.64, the amount of a judgment entered in his behalf against the Black Star Line, Inc., on January 28, 1925, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, the same being for wages due the plaintiff for services rendered as a marine engineer in charge of the Kanawha, a vessel owned and operated by the said Black Star Line, Inc.

The plaintiff bases his right to recover on the provisions of an act of Congress of May 1, 1929 [45 Stat. 2345], referred to in Finding VIII, which reads as follows:

[Pbivate — No. 459- — 70th Congress]

[S. 2291]

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