Newman v. United Fruit Co.

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This suit was brought under § 594 of Title 46 of the U.S.C.A., R.S. § 4527; and involves two questions: first, whether the libellants, who are seamen, were entitled to one month’s wages; and second, whether they are entitled, in addition, to one month’s maintenance. The district judge granted the wages, but denied the maintenance; and each side has appealed. The facts, which were stipulated, were as follows. On the 28th of May, 1941, the libellants signed articles as members of the crew of the respondent’s steamer, “Quirigua”, for a voyage from the port of New York to…