Manaka v. Monterey Sardine Industries, Inc.

JAMES ALGER FEE, District Judge.

Liability in this action was heretofore decided by this court1 and a reference made for the purpose of determining the amount of damages. The question before the court now is as to the entry of a final judgment. The difficulty arises in the fact that while the plaintiff, himself, is an American citizen by birth, six of the crew of the vessel “Ocean Gift” are alien born Japanese, who are, of course, not citizens. In view of the fact that each of the crew has his lay or share of the amount earned by the vessel, each of these Japanese has morally, if not legally,…