Chicago
District Court, E.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by Charles Perry Finkle against the barge Chicago. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
The libelant sues to recover the total balance remaining unpaid to him as wages for services upon the barge Chicago, during the past 7 or 8 years, and amounting in the aggregate to $743.34. It appears from his account that during each of these *539years he has received less than the sum of $50 a month, which was the agreed rate at which he was to be paid. It also appears that the libelant, at the beginning of each season on the boat, charged up the unpaid balance from the preceding year. He then credited payments as .they were received, until the back balance was wiped…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The J. S. WardenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- McNamara v. The AtlanticDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1893
- The Transfer No. 12Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- The A. H. ChamberlainDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1913
- Boylan v. The InternationalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1887
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