United Fruit Co. v. United States

Plaintiff sues defendant for compensation for the carriage of mails for the period June 26,1946 to December 9, 1946.

Plaintiff, a New Jersey corporation, time-chartered six vessels from Empresa Hondurena de Vapores, a Honduran company, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of plaintiff. The vessels, of course, flew the flag of Honduras and were operated under the laws of that country.

During the period in question the vessels transported for defendant certain so-called convention mails and non-con*316vention mails. Plaintiff has been paid for carrying the non-convention mails, but not for carrying…