Luketa

Appellees, .who are fishermen, joined in a suit, against appellant, whose principal business was the operation of herring packing and reduction plants in the territory of Alaska, to foreclose a number of liens. The trial court found that each of the appellees was entitled to judgment for a stated amount, which in each case consisted in part of a bonus claimed due under contracts which will be hereafter particularly noticed. The court concluded that the appellees were entitled to judgment for the amounts due them, and that each was, under the statutes of Alaska,- entitled to a lien upon the property of appellant.

*650 Appellant owned and operated two herring plants in Alaska, one at Warm Springs Bay, the other at Port Herbert. Each of the appellees was, on the 19th day of March, 1930, when the contracts were entered into, the owner of a fishing boat.

The contracts are identical in terms. Each, made and entered into in Seattle, state of Washington, is entitled “Herring Purchase Agreement.” The contracts contain none of the terms found in charter party agreements, and in each appellees are designated vendors.

Appellant contends that the contracts “are governed by the laws of…