Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Munson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 22, 1894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
This was a libel by M. J. Sanders against Walter D. Munson for breach of a sub-charter of the steamer Alert to libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The above libel was filed to recover damages for breach of a sub-charter made by the defendant, the original charterer, in not delivering the steamer Alert to the libel-ant’s use at Santa Marta, West Indies, at “about April 10, 1893,” as agreed in the sub-charter.
The sub-charter was executed through Hurlbut & Co., ship brokers, in this city, on March 3, 1893. The Alert was at that time in this city undergoing repairs by the owner. The libelant was in business at New Orleans; the defendant resided and was in business in New York. The steamer was sub-chartered to the…
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