Steamship Rutherglen Co. v. Howard Houlder & Partners, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York; George C. Holt, Judge. Suit in admiralty by the Steamship Rutherglen Company, Limited, against Howard Houlder & Partners, Incorporated, with cross-libel. Decree for libelant, and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The owners of the British steamer Rutherglen chartered her to Howard Houlder & Partners for a voyage from New York to Dalny and Takow, Formosa, with a cargo of railway material which has been duly delivered. Various disputes have arisen between the parties which are now to be disposed of.
[1] 1. The owners filed a libel to recover an unpaid balance of charter hire. The charter called for a lump sum hire of ¿9,400 to *850be paid before sailing. The charterers paid only £9,122.12.6, claiming that the vessel fell short of the dead weight capacity guaranteed by the owners to the…
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