Madden v. Lykes Bros. Ripley S. S. Co.

BORAH, District Judge.

This is a libel by former members of the crew of the steamship Youngstown, seeking to recover the balance of earned wages which it is claimed was due them on December 17, 1936, when they left the vessel’s service at Port Tampa.

The material facts are these. On October 16, 1936 the libelants signed the usual form of shipping articles before the United States Shipping Commissioner for the port of Houston, Texas, which articles provided in part as follows: “It Is Agreed between the Master and seamen, or mariners, of the S. S. Youngstown of Houston, Texas, of which Albin…