Legal Opinion
The Grace Dollar
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1908No. 1,461Published
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Western District of Washington.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this case is from a decree of the District Court in which the libel of the appellants to recover wages as seamen was dismissed on the ground that the wages were forfeited by an abandonment of the voyage before its conclusion. On or about May 10, 1906, the appellants shipped for a voyage on the steamer Grace Dollar. Seven of them signed as able seamen, three as firemen, one as cook, one as waiter, and one as second mate. The shipping articles described the voyage as follows:
“From the port of San Francisco, Cal., to Portland, Or., and other Columbia river…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The MermaidCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- The MoslemDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1846
- Bradley v. The J. M. GriffithDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1895
- Hastings Lumber Co. v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- Heinrici v. The Laura MadsenDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1897
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