Oliver v. Alexander

This is an appeal from certain decrees of the circuit court of the district of Maryland, rendered in pursuance of the-mandate of this court when the same cause was formerly before us; the report of which will be found in 5 Peters’s Rep. 675, et seq.

After the cause was remanded, the circuit court referred it to a commissioner to .ascertain and report to the court the sums respectively due to each of the officers and seamen, who were libellants for their wages, and interest thereon. In conformity with this order of reference, the commissioner made reports of the amount so due to each of the…