Orient Mid-East Great Lakes Service v. International Export Lines, Ltd.

NORTHROP, District Judge.

Funch, Edye & Co., Inc., steamship agents and ship brokers of New York, New York, were engaged by respondent, International Export Lines, Ltd., through its authorized agent to procure a charter for its vessel known as the HONGKONG EXPORTER. Shortly before May 18, 1961, the ship broker determined that one of its customers, Orient Mid-East Great Lakes Service, the libelant, was interested in chartering such a vessel on a time charter basis for a period of twelve to fifteen months. The ship broker was told to proceed to negotiate with libelant and to drop other tentative…