Toxaway Tanning Co. v. Sulzberger & Sons Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Three libels, by the Toxaway Tanning Company, Hans Rees’ Sons, and the J. H. Eadew Company against Sulzberger & Sons Company and others. From decrees for libelants, defendants Barber & Co., Incorporated, and another appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Sulzberger & Sons Company, a corporation of the state of New York, exclusively engaged in the packing business, found itself in need of refrigerating space on a steamer to bring a large quantity of fresh beef from Buenos Aires to New York. To accomplish this it took a refrigerating steamer named the Suriname on time charter for a period of 60 days. As the company needed only the refrigerating space northbound, and had no cargo southbound and knew nothing about the shipping business, it arranged with Barber & Co. to get freight both ways for the open spaces and to. operate…
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