Christianssand Shipping Co. v. Marshall

DICKINSON, District Judge.

This cause concerns itself with the very prosaic theme of a charter party, but the opposing arguments have been made very interesting. To express what was thought to be the agreement of the parties, they adopted a Shipping Board form of contract. This was framed for use in shipments from named South American ports to any North Atlantic port in the United States. This gave to the shipper the selection of the port of discharge. As the freight rate was fixed, the port selected became of importance. A proper adjustment was attempted to be reached by the broad agreement…