Esta v. Persohn

JANVIER, Judge.

This suit for damages for personal injuries is brought by a seaman against the owner of a shrimping vessel on which the plaintiff performed services as a member of the crew. It is brought under Section 688, Title 46 United States • Code Annotated, — the Merchant Marine Act of June 5, 1920, § 33, 41 Stat. 1007, commonly called the Jones Act.

Plaintiff alleges that he was employed by the defendant on a profit-sharing basis and that his weekly earnings varied with each individual catch of shrimp, and that during the term of his employment his earnings had never been less than…