United Fruit Co. v. United States

WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff sues defendant for compensation for the carriage of mails for the period June 26, 1946 to December 9, 1946.

Plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, time-chartered six vessels from Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, a Honduran company, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of plaintiff. The vessels, of course, flew the flag of Honduras and were operated under the laws of - that country.

During the period in question the vessels transported for defendant certain so-called convention mails and non-convention mails. Plaintiff has been paid for carrying the non-convention mails, but…