L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the United States and the Waterman S. S. Agency, Ltd., from a decree in the admiralty awarding damages against both respondents for personal injuries suffered by the libellant while he was a steward on board the S. S. "Gallant Fox," a vessel owned by the United States, and operated by the Agency under the Panamanian flag. The libel was filed under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S. C.A. § 741 et seq., and alleged...
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