Pew & Son v. Laughlin
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Libel by Pew & Son against Laughlin et al., owners of the bark Kobert Morrison, to recover damages for breach of a charter-party. The case was twice argued. On the first hearing a question arose as to the sufficiency of the proof of the execution of the charter-party, and libellant asked and obtained leave to take additional testimony. On the second bearing the case turned upon the effect of an alteration which bad been made in the charter-party.
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In Admiralty. Libel by Pew & Son against Laughlin et al., owners of the bark Kobert Morrison, to recover damages for breach of a charter-party. The case was twice argued. On the first hearing a question arose as to the sufficiency of the proof of the execution of the charter-party, and libellant asked and obtained leave to take additional testimony. On the second bearing the case turned upon the effect of an alteration which bad been made in the charter-party. The evidence disclosed the following facts: In June, 1875, the vessel was owned by four persons, one of whom, Thomas Gardner, was…
1Opinion of the Court
ButijEU, D. J.
The view I entertain respecting the execu-' tion of the charter-party renders unnecessary the consideration of any other question raised by tho case. It may not be improper, however, to say that on examining the testimony as presented at the former hearing I found no serious difficulty in the libellant’s way, except that which relates to the execution of the paper. My views respecting this question, as the evidence then presented it, were reduced to writing; but, as the libellant applied for permission to take further testimony, the opinion was not filed. It may not bo…
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