Coombs v. Nolan
District Court, S.D. New York
[This is a libel in admiralty brought by Pilsbury Coombs, master of the schooner Yankee Blade, to recover damages for the detention of the vessel by Michael Nolan and Michael McGrath, consignees.]
1Opinion of the Court
BLATCHFORD, District Judge.
In October, 1872, the schooner Yankee Blade, of which the libellant was master, brought a load of granite blocks to New York, under a bill of lading therefor which contained no provision in respect to their discharge, except that they were to be delivered to the respondents, and to be discharged with the assistance of the crew of the vessel. The libel claims $300 damages for the detention of the vessel by the respondents, on the allegation that they took fourteen days to discharge her, whereas they ought to have discharged her in two days, and that the delay was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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