Burrill v. Crossman
District Court, S.D. New York
This was a libel by William Burrill and others against William H. Grossman and others to enforce a lien for demurrage. The case was heard as to the effect of a clause in the bill of lading providing that the charterers’ responsibility should cease upon the loading of tlje vessel and the signing of the hills of lading; also upon exceptions to the rest of the answer, as constituting an insufficient defense.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The above libel was filed to recover for 53 days’ demurrage, for the detention of the bark Kate Burrill, at Rio de Janeiro in the unloading of a cargo of lumber at the stipulated charter rate of $59.46 per day. The respondents in their charter of the vessel from the libelants had stipulated that the vessel should—
“Be discharged at the rate of 20,000 feet per day, lay days to commence from the time the vessel was ready to discharge cargo, and written notice thereof given to the libelants or their agent; and that for each day of detention by default of said parties of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Dayton v. . ParkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Fish v. One Hundred & Fifty Tons of Brown StoneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- Henley v. Brooklyn Ice Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1878
- Owen v. 65,000 Bushels of CornDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1893
- Riley v. A Cargo of Iron PipesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1889
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- Huron Barge Co. v. TurneyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1896
- Durchman v. DunnDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
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