SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The libellant, a messman employed on a merchant vessel of the United States, sustained injuries during shore leave. The decree on appeal awarded him maintenance in the sum of $644.16 against the appellant, American South African Line, Inc., which managed certain phases of the ship's business under the war-time standard form of General Agency Agreement. Subsequent to entry of the decree, it was authoritatively determined that such an agent is not...
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