Adler v. Galbraith
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Admiralty. Suit in personam to recover damages from the charterer of a ship for refusal to accept the vessel, or to pay the amount demanded for canceling .the charter party. Hearing on the merits. Decree for respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The following is a condensation oi the charging part of the libel: In the month of December, 1903, the respondent (a corporation) purchased a ship load of cement and salt to be shipped from Hamburg to Seattle. The purchase was consummated through brokers; the libelant at Hamburg and his correspondent, Baron Johann Wulffsohn, who resided at Vancouver, B. C., acting in ¿at capacity. To provide a carrier to bring the merchandise so purchased to Seattle, the respondent authorized Wulffsohn to charter the ship Muslcoka, on terms and conditions specified. Wulffsohn…
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