L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the wages — as distinct from maintenance and cure — due to a seaman who has fallen ill upon a ship, sailing under the Panamanian Flag, end when he gets back to the port where he has signed on, or whether they continue thereafter until he recovers. Both sides offered translations, which differed slightly, of the controlling article of the Panamanian Code — Article 1217. The libellant...
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