The Memphian
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Libel by Michol Christon and another against the Memphian. On motion of tire clerk of the District Court, praying that he be directed to perform no service for which fee is required until accrued fees have been paid.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
[1] The libelants are two alien seamen, who shipped at Manchester, England, on the British steamship Mem*485phian, for a voyage to Boston. The steamer duly arrived in Boston, and the libelants, having demanded payment of one-half their wages and been refused, filed this libel against the vessel. The question now before the court relates solely to costs. The proctor for the libelants, before the libel was filed, notified the clerk that he would “not be responsible for clerk’s fees to accrue from the filing thereof.” The clerk of this court subsequently made demand on the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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