Schwaner v. Kerr

WOLVERTON, District Judge.

By charter party of date October 3, 1901', Kerr, Gifford & Co. chartered of C. Andersen the ship Ti-‘ berius, to carry wheat in sacks from Portland to a port in the United Kingdom or on the Continent of Rurope; the net register of said ship, according to the charter, being 2,103 tons. By the charter party it is provided (paragraph 8) that:

“Fourteen working lay days (Sundays, holidays, and rainy days, or days on which the Columbia or Willamette rivers are obstructed by ice, so as to prevent navigation by ordinary lighters, not to be counted as lay or working days), to…