Celio v. Jones

KALODNER, District Judge.

Libellant, John Celio, is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y.; respondent, Walter Jones, is a resident of New York City. Jones owns and operates the respondent M/S Valmar in foreign commerce under the Honduran flag. On September 16, 1940, Celio and Jones entered into a written charter party, under which Jones agreed to charter the Valmar to Celio for two trips and returns to Nicaragua and other ports, for the sum of $2,000 per trip, plus 50 per cent of the money obtained from the cargoes going south. Celio paid $1,000 at the time of the execution of the contract, and an…