Donald v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’’ statement of the ca.se: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. That the claimant, John A. Donald, was the owner of the steamship Kanawha in 1898, the vessel being tight, staunch, strong, and well and sufficiently manned, tackled, appareled, and ballasted, and furnished in every respect fit for merchant or transport service', and being classified by the American Shipmasters’ Association as Al-J for five years, being in perfect…
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The Reporters’’ statement of the ca.se: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: I. That the claimant, John A. Donald, was the owner of the steamship Kanawha in 1898, the vessel being tight, staunch, strong, and well and sufficiently manned, tackled, appareled, and ballasted, and furnished in every respect fit for merchant or transport service', and being classified by the American Shipmasters’ Association as Al-J for five years, being in perfect condition for sea service, with guards around her sides, protected by iron plates upon them. II. That in June, 1898, during…
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
Plaintiff OAvned a steamship which he fitted and equipped, for use in the United States military service at sea, as a Avater boat to carry fresh water to be supplied to the troops in transports Avhile upon the ocean. He entered into a written contract with defendant in which sendee of the ship Avas provided for at a compensation of $175 per day, in which it Avas stipulated among other things that the Avar risk should be borne by the United States, the marine risk by the owner; the defendant to furnish the necessary fuel to propel the vessel until returned to plaintiff at Mobile, Ala., in the…
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