James v. Standard Old Co. of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Suit by Leonard E. James, as master of the steamship Erroll, against the Standard Oil Company of New York. Decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLT, District Judge.
This is a libel filed by the master of the steamship Erroll to recover from the charterer an amount deducted from the freight, amounting to $760.71. The Erroll was chartered to the respondent for a voyage from the port of New York, first to Saigon, and then to Bangkok, for the carriage of a cargo of refined petroleum in cases, at the rate of 17 cents a case delivered. The bill of lading acknowledged the receipt of 145,229 cases of petroleum. *720The evidence shows that 80,000 cases were delivered at Saigon, and 64,565 cases at Bangkok, making a total of 144,565 cases…
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