Legal Opinion
Dexter & Carpenter Co. v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 19, 1926PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINSLOW, District Judge.
This is an action in admiralty. Dexter & Carpenter Company, Inc., the libelant, chartered the steamship Ala from the United States, hereinafter referred to as the owner, to carry coal from Newport News to Great Britain. The charter, among other things, contained the clause: “Owners guarantee to sail vessel on or before June 30, 1921.” The vessel did not sail before June 30, 1921, and the action is brought by the libelant for damages for the alleged breach.
The United States filed a cross-libel for damages, because the charterer would not take the vessel in July. The…
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