New York & Cuba Mail S. S. Co. v. Salvesen

GODDARD, District Judge.

These are cross-libels in rem. The facts, except in so far as they may be admitted by the pleadings, are covered by a stipulation, and it thus appears that the libelant and respondent on November 14, 1916, entered into a charter party whereby the libelant, as the owner of the steamship Thorgerd, chartered the ship for a period of 9 months and 3 weeks, to be employed in lawful trades between ports of the United States, West Indies, Central America, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, South America, etc., excluding trading with belligerent countries without owner’s consent.

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