Legal Opinion
The Aberdeen
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided May 29, 1934No. 13416Published
1Opinion of the Court
NETERER, District Judge.
Libelant, a seaman, shipped on the steam whaler Aberdeen for the 1933 whaling season. The shipping articles providing a monthly wage of $32.50 and a bonus for a stated sum for each whale caught. After the season’s employment he was discharged at the port of Seattle September 25, 1933, by the Shipping Commissioner, paid the fixed monthly compensation for the season, amounting to $98.07. In addition he earned $79'.83 bonus, leaving a balance of $64.75, which was paid to the Seamen’s Mission, Seattle, for room and board for the early part of 1933', pursuant to an order of…
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