Hildebrand v. Geneva Mill Co.

CLAYTON, District Judge.

On December 2, 1925, the libelant and owner of the schooner Edward R. Smith entered into a charter party agreement in the name of A. L. McLean, the master of the vessel, through Emory Sexton & Co., agents and ship brokers of libelant, with the Geneva Mill Company, through Fillette-Green & Co., agents and ship brokers of respondent, for the transportation of a cargo of lumber from Pensacola, Fla., to Miami, Fla., for the sum of $5,000.

Among other things, the charter party provided that:

“It is understood that vessel is at Norfolk, Va. ready to proceed to Miami, Fla. with…