Legal Opinion
Park S.S. Co., Limited v. Cities Service Oil Co
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 11, 1951No. 174, Docket 21902PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is the proper construction of a safe berth clause contained in the charter party under which the owner of the tanker Clear-water Park chartered her to Cities Service Oil Company for two consecutive voyages with cargoes of crude oil from a safe port in Venezuela to a safe port in the United States, north of Harteras, Norfolk/Portland range, “at charterer’s option as ordered on signing bills of lading.” In addition to the safe port clause the charter party contained a safe berth clause reading as follows: “The vessel shall load and…
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