Legal Opinion
F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 14, 1924No. 2128PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
On September ■ 14, 1920, F. S'. Royster Guano Company chartered the United States Shipping Board steamship Fake Yelverton, then at Key West, Fla., to carry a cargo of phosphate rock from Port Tampa, Fla., to Baltimore, Md. The charter contained these provisions:
Section 4: “The act of God, restraint of princes and rulers, the steamer’s enemies, fire and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers and steam navigation of what nature and kind soever, and all and every other unavoidable hindrances which may prevent the loading and delivery during the said…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- W. K. Niver Coal Co. v. Cheronea S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1905
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- The Edward T. StotesburyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1911
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Yone Suzuki v. Central Argentine Ry., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- South American Metal Co. v. KjogeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- F. S. Royster Guano Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Yone Suzuki & Co. v. Central Argentine Ry. Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1927
- United States v. Atlantic Refining Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1929
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