Dittmar v. Frederick Starr Contracting Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States fox* the Eastern District of New York. Suit in admiralty by William D. Dittmar, owner of the scow John J., against the Frederick Starr Contracting Company, with the Elliott C. Brown Company impleaded. Decree for libelant, from which the Brown Company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
The libel alleges that William D. Dittmar chartered the scow John J., including the master, to the Frederick Starr Contracting Company for one year; the Starr Company agreeing to return the scow in the same condition as when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted, also by an oral agreement to cover her for the benefit of Dittmar with insurance against marine perils when ■ ever taken out of New York harbor.
[1] The charter was a demise, but the master, as we have often held, represented the owner in such particulars as making the lines *438fast. Dittmar testified that in…
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- Shippen v. TankersleyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Colorado · 1882
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