Packard v. The Louisa
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.] This was an appeal from a decree of the district court, dismissing the following libel. It was filed by the'libellant [John S. Packard] in November, 1845, against the sloop Louisa, of forty tons burthen, for wages due to him for services on board of her, commencing in March, 1842, and ending in November after.
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[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts.] This was an appeal from a decree of the district court, dismissing the following libel. It was filed by the'libellant [John S. Packard] in November, 1845, against the sloop Louisa, of forty tons burthen, for wages due to him for services on board of her, commencing in March, 1842, and ending in November after. The libel alleged that Packard served as a seaman, hired by the master, Hersey, at twenty-three dollars per month, and that she was employed on the high seas, carrying stone, and he doing duty on…
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Justice.
The evidence and agreements of counsel in this case accord in substance with the facts set out in the libel and answer. Packard is proved to have actually served on board the vessel, both in loading stone, and in navigating her. She was of 40»/6» tons burthen, and employed in transporting stone within the state of Massachusetts, and laying it, without shipping papers signed by the crew, or any regular clearances, except a coasting license. The libellant and Hersey came to a settlement in the winter of 18-13, and part of what was due has since been paid by Jersey. It…
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