Judgment reversed on the law and the facts, without costs, and a new trial granted.
It appears from the two documents signed on June 3, 1957, that the contract of employment was for a period of one year. However, the provisions of section 593 of title 46 of the United States Code bar a recovery by a seaman for wages subsequent to termination of employment where his services terminate before the period contemplated in the agreement "by reason of the loss or wreck of...
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