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BUCHANAN v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 19241, 19273.

24 F.2d 528 (1927)

BUCHANAN et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. CONNER et al. v. SAME.

District Court, N. D. California, S. D.

November 10, 1927.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert Michelson, of San Francisco, Cal., for libelants.

George J. Hatfield, U. S. Atty., and Esther B. Phillips, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of San Francisco, Cal., for respondents.

KERRIGAN, District Judge.

These are libels filed by a group of seamen for wages alleged to be due. These men were all members of the crew of steamship West Carmona. On December 24, 1926, this vessel was at Davao, P. I. She sailed from that port shortly after midnight, December 25, 1926, leaving libelants and several others, 12 in all, behind.

The evidence shows that these men knew that the ship was due to sail at midnight. It also shows that they conceived...

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