Stone v. Woodruff
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by tbe defendants from a judgment, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order denying a motion for a new trial made upon the minutes of the court before which the action was tried.
1Opinion of the Court
Brady, J.:
• This action was brought upon a charter party dated July 11,1879, of the brig Tubal Cairn.,, then lying at Boston, bound for Demorara. It was provided that the brig, after discharging at D enterara, should proceed to Turk’s Island and there load with quick dispatch and bring to>New York a full cargo of salt in bulk, at a freight of seven cents per bushel. The master received at Demerara a copy of the charter party and a letter ordering the salt from Frith & Murphy; and accompanying these was a letter from the defendants, stating that if Frith & Murphy could not load the vessel, he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Heckscher v. McCreaNew York Supreme Court · 1840
- Terjesen v. CarterNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880