In re MacDonald
District Court, S.D. New York
In the matter of the wrages and effects of J. T. MacDonald, a deceased seaman, late of the steamship Notano. On question of allowance of fees to shipping commissioner.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, District Judge.
The widow of the above-named deceased seaman asks for the payment to her of the sum of $405 due the deceased for wages, which haci. been paid to the United States shipping commissioner, who in turn deposited the said money in the registry of this court. A provision in the order submitted to the court directs that $5.99 be paid to the shipping commissioner and $6 to the clerk of the court as his proper costs and charges. The United States attorney has asked me to reconsider a ruling heretofore made, in which. I allowed the shipping commissioner fees on such application,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. HillU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1885
- United States v. GrantDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1914
- In re JohnsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1916