New Orleans-Belize Royal Mail & Central American Steamship Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF CLAIMS. The facts, which involve the liability of the United States for injuries to, and demurrage on, a vessel under charter to the Government, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a claim for injuries to the steamship Stillwater while under charter to the United States from May 16, 1898, to November 3, 1898, and for demurrage from November 2 to December 14, 1898, while the vessel was undergoing repairs. It was rejected by the Court of Claims on the authority of Plant Investment Co. v. United States,. 45 C. Cls. 374.
The injuries were caused as follows: First, in June, 1898, there was a collision with another steamship in Tampa Bay, it does not appear by whose fault. Three weeks later, the Stillwater was driven against the rocks while unloading horses in Daiquiri…
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