Snow v. 350 Tons of Mahogany & Cedar

The above libel was filed to recover $2,271.01 freight, and $2,010 demurrage, for 67 days’ detention of the brig Caroline *130Gray at Laguna, Mexico. The cargo in question, consisting of mahogany and cedar, was loaded on the brig at Laguna, under a charter to Messrs. Bulnes Bros., by the terms of which the brig was to have for loading, in Mexico, 25 days, Sundays excepted. The charter provided that, “for each and every day’s detention by default of the charterers, $30 per day should be paid” as demurrage. The brig was loaded within the specified lay-days by the charterers, who were owners of the…