The Neck
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit for seaman’s wages by a citizen of the United States against a German vessel. The case involves questions as to the jurisdiction of the court to take cognizance against the protest of a German consul, and the right of a seaman hired in this country, who received an advance at the time of signing shipping articles, to leave the vessel before expiration of the stipulated term for which he was hired, and to claim compensation for the time of actual service.
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In Admiralty. Suit for seaman’s wages by a citizen of the United States against a German vessel. The case involves questions as to the jurisdiction of the court to take cognizance against the protest of a German consul, and the right of a seaman hired in this country, who received an advance at the time of signing shipping articles, to leave the vessel before expiration of the stipulated term for which he was hired, and to claim compensation for the time of actual service. Decree in favor of libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
HANEORD, District Judge.
The material facts in this case are that the libelant, a citizen of the United States,, was hired at the port of New York in the month of April, 1904, to serve as a seaman on board the German ship Neck on a voyage from New York to Japan, and return to a port in Europe or in North America, not to exceed a period of three years’ duration, for which he was to receive wages at the rate of $18 per month. Shipping articles for said voyage were signed before the German consul at New York, and the libelant was paid one month’s wages in advance, and went on board and served as…
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- Patterson v. Bark EudoraSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The Falls of KeltieDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1902
- The KestorDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1901
- Kenney v. BlakeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1903
- The AlnwickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1904
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- The EpsomDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1915
- The AlbergenDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1915
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