Legal Opinion

Hall v. The American Schooner "F. W. Howe"

District Court, D. Hawaii

Decided April 15, 1902Published

In Admiralty. f Action in rein to recover acldiI tioua.l wages of seamen, under Section 4568 R. S. H. S. 'as amended j by the Aet of December 21, 1898, and for damages.

1Opinion of the CourtEstee, J.

This is a. libel in rem brought by two of the crew of the schooner “Frank W. Iiowe” to, recover certain penalties imposed by Section 4568 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended in 1898, and recoverable as additional compensation for a failure on the part of the master of the vessel to supply libellants with, good anldl wholesome provisions including water, in accordance with the agreement set forth in, the shipping articles and as required by law; said libellants claiming that the provisions supplied -them were deficient both in quantity and in quality. They also- ask for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Harden v. GordonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1823
  2. Olson v. Oregon Coal & Navigation Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
  3. Dixon v. The CyrusDistrict Court, D. Pennsylvania · 1789
  4. Marder v. BoyntonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1843
  5. Collins v. WheelerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1850

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