Roberts v. . Opdyke
New York Court of Appeals
This was an appeal from the judgment entered hy direction of the General Term of the Superior Court of New York, upon a verdict ordered for $10,516.08, in favor of the plaintiff, being a portion of the freight unpaid, of the steamer Philadelphia, upon a voyage from New York tó New Orleans and back.
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This was an appeal from the judgment entered hy direction of the General Term of the Superior Court of New York, upon a verdict ordered for $10,516.08, in favor of the plaintiff, being a portion of the freight unpaid, of the steamer Philadelphia, upon a voyage from New York tó New Orleans and back. The plaintiff was the owner of the steamer, which was chartered by the defendant for a round trip from New York to New Orleans and return, at the stipulated freight of $25,000, payable on her arrival at New York. $15,000 had been paid hy the defendant. The vessel was 1,000 tons by measurement. The…
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This action was brought to recover the amount unpaid on the charter of the steamer Philadelphia, for a trip from the city of New York to New Orleans and back. The plaintiff was the owner of the steamer, and the defendant agreed to pay him for her round trip the sum of $25,000. This compensation was to be paid upon the delivery of the cargo, brought by the steamer from the city of New Orleans, at the city of New York, which was to be taken on board after the transportation and delivery of an outward cargo from the city of New York to the city of New Orleans. The transportation and delivery of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Springsteen v. SamsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Varnum v. ThrustonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1861
- Rose v. RobertsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1864
- Tracy v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1860