District Court, D. Pennsylvania July 1, 1806 (Parker v. The Calliope)

BY THE COURT.

I desire that it may be understood, that I do not ground my decision upon any general custom, by which ship's cooks can legally claim the perquisite to which the libellant alleges his right. Several years ago, I investigated an alleged custom, that stewards should, of right, have the remnants of cabin stores after the voyage ended; and decreed they had no such right.