Molinos v. The Rio Grande

HOFFMAN, District Judge.

The primary question involved in this stage of the proceeding in this action involving essentially a seaman’s claim for wages and overtime under the Labor Code of Panama in which the respondents allege that the seaman libellant deserted the vessel and hence the earned wages are forfeited under the Panamanian Law is as follows:

Where the respondents (shipowner) seek to take a deposition de bene esse in New York, should proctors for libellant (seaman) be allowed expenses incident to attending a deposition as a condition *27precedent to the taking of such deposition and, if…