Legal Opinion
Madden v. Lykes Bros. Ripley S. S. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1940No. 9324PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is a libel in admiralty brought by appellants, as members of the crew of the S. S. Youngstown, to recover the balance of wages alleged to be due them. The court below dismissed the libel on the ground that appellants were deserters, and, therefore, were not entitled to the recovery sought; hence this appeal.
Before the voyage in question, each of the appellants signed shipping articles before the United States Shipping Commissioner at Houston, Texas, as set out below. 1 The vessel proceeded to several European ports, and some two months later returned to Tampa,…
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- The NarboDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1937
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