The William H. Clifford

Citations

• 165 F. 59
• 1908 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152

Syllabus

<p>1. Seamen (§ 5*) — Contract of Service — Validity.</p> <p>Under Itev. St. § 1504 (U. S. Comp. St. 190:1, p. 3063), the master of a vessel making a coastwise voyage between. Atlantic ports of the United States may act as shipping commissioner for the purpose of signing his own crew, and the contract so signed is valid and binding.</p> <p>[Ed. Note., — For other eases, see Seamen, Cent. Dig. § 5; Dee. Dig. § 5.*]</p> <p>2. Seamen (§ 21*) — Right to Wages — Desertion.</p> <p>Where the shipping articles signed by seamen required them to “load and discharge cargoes,” their refusal lo assist in discharging in, an emergency was a breach of contract, although it was not construed by the ship to require them to do all of such work; and their leaving the ship on the refusal of (he master to furnish them food, which order was rescinded after a short time, was desertion which forfeited their right to wages.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Seamen, Cent. Dig. § 101; Dec. Dig. § 21.*]</p>