Legal Opinion
Davis v. Garfield & Proctor Coal Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 7, 1918No. 192PublishedCited by 1 opinion
In Admiralty. Libel by Cornelius A. Davis and others against the Garfield & Proctor Coal Company.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
The schooner Governor Ames was chartered to the Smokeless Fuel Company under a charter party which contained the following provision:
“Discharging per National Association bill of lading, and that for each and every day’s detention by default of said party of the second part, or agent, demurrage per N. A* B. lading dollars per day, day by day, shall be paid by said party of the second part or agent to said party of the first part or agent.”
A cargo of coal was shipped in her, consigned to the ordei of the respondent under á bill of lading containing the following…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Donnell v. Amoskeag Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- Evans v. BlairCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- In re Cargo of 3,408 Tons of Pocahontas CoalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Pendleton Bros. v. Northern Coal Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1927