Burrill v. Crossman

ADAMS, District Judge.

This is an action which was brought by the libellants, the owners of the bark Kate Burrill, to recover 53 days’ demurrage at the rate of $59.46 per day amounting to $3,151.38, under a charter party dated March 7, 1893, from the respondents as charterers of that vessel. The provisions of the charter party with respect to demurrage, were:

“Cargo to be furnished at port of loading at the average rate of not less than (20M) twenty thousand superficial feet per running day, Sundays excepted, and to be discharged at port of destination at the average rate of not less than (20M)…