Carleton v. Three Hundred Sixty-Seven Tons of Coal
District Court, D. Maine
In Admiralty. Suit by Frank J. P. Carleton and others, owners of the schooner Adelia T. Carleton, against Three Hundred, and Sixty-Seven Tons of Coal; The Camden Yacht Buiiding & Railway Company, claimant.
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, District Judge.
The owners of the schooner Adelia T. Carleton, of Rockport, Me., bring the libel in this case against a cargo <o£ 367 tons of coal carried by that schooner from South Amboy, N. J., to Camden, Me. They seek to recover demurrage for six days’ detention in loading the vessel at South Amboy, and a small balance for freight. The claimant, the Camden Yacht Building & Railway Company contends that there was no valid charter; and that the schooner was given due dispatch in loading.
[1 ] The libelants rely upon a parol-charter of the vessel. The following telegrams and letter are…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Donnell v. Amoskeag Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- James v. BrophyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1895
- Hinckley v. Wilson Lumber Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1913
- Huron Barge Co. v. TurneyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1896
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- The SaturnusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918