Crescent City Transp. Co. v. Townsley
District Court, D. Washington
In Admiralty. Tills is a suit in rem against the steam schooner Del Norte, and in personam against her owner, by T. F. Towr.sley. libelant, to recover damages for alleged losses resulting from misconduct of the captain and steward of the vessel while she was in his service under a charter party, and for breach of (lie contract contained in the charter party by withdrawing the vessel from the charterer’s service before the termination of the period for which slie was hired.
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In Admiralty. Tills is a suit in rem against the steam schooner Del Norte, and in personam against her owner, by T. F. Towr.sley. libelant, to recover damages for alleged losses resulting from misconduct of the captain and steward of the vessel while she was in his service under a charter party, and for breach of (lie contract contained in the charter party by withdrawing the vessel from the charterer’s service before the termination of the period for which slie was hired. The owner of flie Del Norte tiled a, cross libel in personam against the libelant to recover a balance alleged to be due…
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
After rendering a decision upon the merits in these cases, the court granted a rehearing and admitted further proof, and now, upon due consideration of tbe additional evidence and arguments, tbe court finds it necessary to revise its decision.
The amended libel alleges losses to tbe charterer, of which I have made tbe following condensed statement:
Beef and potatoes negligently wasted............................ if 2,018 99
Barge Mildred abandoned at Juneau............................ 4,000 00
Two days’ unnecessary detention at Juneau of steamer.......... 500 00
False…
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