Legal Opinion
Prebensens Dampskibsselskabet A/S v. Munson S. S. Line
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 16, 1919No. 200PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in admiralty by the Prebensens Dampskibsselskabet A/S, owner of the Norwegian steamship Falk, against the Munson Steamship Dine. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
October 31, 1912, her owners chartered the steamer Falk to the Munson Dine “for a period of about 36 calendar mouths (term of charter party to be understood to mean a month more or less)” from the time of delivery. The charter party was of the usual time cliarter form and contained the following articles:
“4. That the charterers shall pay for the use and hire of the said vessel nine hundred and fifty pounds British sterling (£950) per calendar month, commencing on and from the day of her delivery, as aforesaid, and at and after the same rate for any part of a month; hire to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Straits of Dover S. S. Co. v. MunsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1899
- The RygjaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- Trechmann S. S. Co. v. Munson S. S. LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
- Anderson v. MunsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- Ropner v. Inter-American S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
- Thor v. Tropical Fruit Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Schoonmaker-Conners Co. v. Lambert Transp. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- Mowinckel v. New York & Bermudez Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1923
- Orvig's Dampskibselskab Aktieselskab v. Munson S. S. LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927