Foster v. United States

DAWKINS, District Judge.

In both of the above cases defendants have filed motions to compel the plaintiff to furnish security for costs. The suits are by the administrators of deceased seamen to recover under the Suits in Admiralty Act (46 USCA §§ 741-752), instituted for the alleged negligent death of their husbands.

Plaintiffs contend that as the personal representatives or administrators of the deceased seamen, they are entitled to the benefits of section 837, title 28, of the United States Code (28 USCA § 837), which provides :

“Suits by seamen without prepayment of or bond for costs. Courts…