P. Dougherty Co. v. 2471 Tons of Coal Ex Barge Annapolis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Admiralty. Dibel by the P. Dougherty Company, owner of the barge Annapolis, against its cargo, to recover freight and demurrage.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
This is a libel brought by the owners of the barge Annapolis against its cargo to recover freight and demur-rage. The freight has been paid, and the only question now before the court is whether demurrage is due. The case was heard on a statement of agreed facts and the oral testimony of the master of the barge. The essential facts are as follows:
The charter party was executed on November 29, 1919; a copy of it is annexed to the libel. By its terms the barge was to proceed to Sew-all’s Point, Norfolk, Va., and there load a cargo of coal for Boston; the charterer (the…
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- Crossman v. BurrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Crossman v. BurrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- W. K. Niver Coal Co. v. Cheronea S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1905
- Mikkelsen v. A Cargo of SugarDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1918
- Southern Transp. Co. v. UnkelDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1916
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