The Carrier Dove
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Libel in rem against the Ashing schooner Carrier Dove by Joseph Williams and others, as members of the crew, to recover their lay.
1Opinion of the Court
LOWELL, District Judge.
The owners of the libeled Ashing schooner made with one Hilva, her master, an oral agreement for a Ashing voyage. Silva was to ship, the crew, and the owners had no connection with the crew except through Silva. The terms agreed upon between Silva and the owners, and between Silva and the crew, were as follows: From the gross proceeds of the catch, wharfage and scalage were to be deducted. One quarter of the balance was to go to the owners; the remainder, after deducting the cost of groceries, ice, bait, etc., and 10 per cent, paid to the master for use of gear, was to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rich v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Crowell v. KnightDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1874
- Story v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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