American Creosoting Co. v. Deutsche Petroleum Aktien Gesellschaft

RELLSTAB, District Judge.

This is a libeR by the American Creosoting Company against the steamer Massasoit and her owner, the Deutsche Petroleum Aktien Gesell-sehaft, respondent, to recover for damages alleged to have been sustained through the failure of the respondent to deliver 55,000 gallons of creosote oil. The Hamburger Tanker Gesellschaft, as claimant, filed a cross-libel to recover the amount of expenses alleged to have been incurred in removing the creosote and for detention of the steamer during the period of removal.

The full capacity of the Massasoit was chartered by the libelant to…