Halvorsen v. United States

(after stating the facts as above). It has long been the adopted rule that a seaman, becoming sick or injured in the service of the ship, is entitled to° maintenance and cure and wages, at least so long as the voyage is continued. The Osceola, 189 U. S. 175, 23 Sup. Ct. 483, 47 L. Ed. 760; Wilson v. Manhattan C. Co. (D. C.) 210 Fed. 898, affirmed (C. C. A.) 217 Fed. 41; The Nyack, 199 Fed. 383, 118 C. C. A. 67; The Bouker (D. C.) 231 Fed. 254; Great Lakes S. S. Co. v. Geiger (C. C. A.) 261 Fed. 275. The relation disclosed between the libelant, the United States consul, and the ship at the…