JOHNSON v. ISBRANDTSEN CO.

No. 367 of 1948, Admiralty.

91 F.Supp. 872 (1950)

JOHNSON v. ISBRANDTSEN CO., Inc.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

May 19, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Alper (of Freedman, Landy & Lorry), Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Mark D. Alspach (of Krusen, Evans & Shaw), Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


KIRKPATRICK, Chief Judge.

In this suit in admiralty the libellant seeks to recover earned wages, double wages under the provisions of R.S. 4529, 46 U.S.C.A. § 596, and transportation from Philadelphia to Seattle under the shipping articles. The amount of earned wages is $439.27.

The facts upon which the respondent's affirmative defense and counterclaim are based are fully established by the evidence. I find that while at sea the libellant without justification...

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