Lian v. Huglen

John Lian and four others, including Theo. Sunsby as foreman of a fishing crew, had fished several years for the Eyak River Cannery in Alaska. The same, crew was employed about December, 1923, or January, 1924, to fish at the same place during the season of 1924, for the going wage. On March 6,1924, the defendant Alme Huglen bought the Eyak River •Cannery and equipment. It was then getting late in the season for fishermen to get other employment of that kind and, in order to protect those who had been engaged by it, tbe cannery company, on making the sale to Hnglen, took from him his written…