Holloway v. McNear
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order: refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Foote, C.
This action was instituted by Holloway, who was the assignee of the rights and claims of Hughes & Co., a partnership, such rights and claims accruing under a certain charter-party executed for McNear by his agents, Iredale and Son, and by Hughes & Co. for themselves. Under that instrument the defendant chartered a certain ship, the Lord Cairns, to transport a cargo to Europe from San Francisco. When the ship was ready to receive her cargo she was offered to the defendant, who refused to take her; and she was then chartered to other parties at a lower rate for freightage than- the…
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