Erlen v. The Brewer

NELSON, Circuit Justice.

The libel in this case sets out a charter party between the libel-ant [John C. Erlen] and the owner, bearing date the 16th June, 1853, by which thé ship Brewer was chartered for a voyage from the port of New York to Melbourne, Australia, upon certain terms and conditions therein specified. That the libelant took possession of the vessel with the knowledge and assent of the owner, and has never since relinquished the same. That by the terms' of the contract, he, the libelant, was bound to man, victual, and navigate the said ship at his own expense, and by his own…