Glandzis v. Callinicos

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

This is a libel brought by fourteen officers and enlisted seamen of the Greek vessel Eleni against her owner, for wages and for a penalty, under sections 3 and 4 of the Seamen’s Act of March 4, 1915, 38 Stat. 1164, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 596 and 597. The District Court found that there were no wages due and remaining unpaid, and dismissed the libel. 48 F.Supp. 732.

Briefly stated, the relevant parts of the act provide that when a vessel touches at an American port the personnel are entitled upon demand made to the master to receive payment of one-half the amount of their wages…