The White Seal

(after stating the facts as above).

We find no ground for disturbing the conclusion reached by the court below that the appellee was wrongfully discharged. That conclusion was reached upon the consideration of testimony which was taken in open court, and the record does not sustain the contention that the court erred in so finding. The appellee, it is true, on one or two occasions, used rough language, and was insolent toward the owner of the boat, who was also the mate, but the offense so committed does not seem to have been seriously considered at the time, and when the appellee was discharged some six weeks later, at the time when all the other employees of the boat were discharged, and the boat was laid up,' the controlling reason for his discharge is found in those facts, rather than in his insubordination and breach of duty, which occurred six or seven weeks before.

It is contended that the court below committed error in finding the amount due the appellee. It is not denied that, if he was wrongfully discharged, he was entitled to $450, the unpaid balance of the agreed upon compensation for six months’ service, less any sum he could have earned in. the period between…