Western Counties Shipping Co. v. Archibald McNeil & Sons Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
In Admiralty. Libel by the Western Counties Shipping Company, Limited, against the Archibald McNeil & Sons Company, Incorporated, to recover damages for failure to furnish a cargo for a chartered ship. Decree rendered for libelant.
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In Admiralty. Libel by the Western Counties Shipping Company, Limited, against the Archibald McNeil & Sons Company, Incorporated, to recover damages for failure to furnish a cargo for a chartered ship. Decree rendered for libelant. The charter of the Renfrew was on the Washington July, 1919, form, with clauses similar to those in the Apsley, except that the first part of clause 4 was in these words: “Lay days for loading, if required by the party of the second part, not to commence before June 10, 1920; otherwise, lay days to commence from time steamer is ready to load (or within 48 hours…
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
This case, in its principal aspect, is on all fours with No. 726, Romney Steamship Co. v. Same Respondent, 273 Fed. 287, the opinion in which was handed down to-day.
The libelant, a British corporation, chartered its steamship, the Renfrew, to carry coal to Italy. The respondent failed to furnish a cargo for her, alleging that at first it was excused from so doing by the same strike discussed in the opinion above mentioned. The answer there given to a like contention is equally applicable here.
After Interstate Commerce Commission’s Service Order No. 6 went into effect on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hellenic Transport S. S. Co. v. Archibald McNeil & Sons Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1921
- Romney S. S. Co. v. Archibald McNeil & Sons Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1921
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