Sherwood v. American Sugar Refining Co.

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

On April 16, 1920, the Arthur McMullen Company wrote to the firm of Stone & Webster, who were the agents of ,the appellant, proposing to charter a derrick boat. Its proposition was to charter this “derrick boat now at Baltimore to you for $35 per day’of 10 hours’ straight time, including Sundays, holidays, bad weather, etc., * * to start when boat is taken away from its present location, and to *587cease when she is delivered to us at such point as we may direct when you are through with her.”

On April 17, 1920, it again wrote to Stone & Webster, saying:

“Referring to…