Graves v. Hines

The facts in this case are not in dispute and upon the trial both sides moved for a direction of verdict.

The plaintiff was the owner of a coal barge named Lloyd, and on the 1st day of July, 1919, chartered the said coal barge to Hartmann-Blanchard Co., Inc., from July 23, 1919, until April 1, 1920, at the rate of ten dollars per day. Said barge was to be used to carry coal in the vicinity of New York harbor and Hudson river, or any place covered by the regular harbor insurance policy. All towage and wharfage charges while under this charter were to be paid by the' charterer,…