Yone Suzuki & Co. v. Central Argentine Ry. Ltd.

BONDY, District Judge.

Four libels: against the Central Argentine Railway, Limited, for demurrage and expenses incurred in discharging coal at Buenos Aires, were consolidated and tried together.

The Central Argentine Railway Company bought coal e. i. f. from Gano Moore Company. Thereafter Gano Moore Company entered into a charter party with each, libelant for the transportation of the eoal from Hampton Roads to Buenos Aires. Each charter party contained a cesser clause, providing that the liability of the charterer should terminate as soon as the cargo is loaded and the freight paid, and that…