Wessels v. The Ceres
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. These were cross libels for damages on a charter party of the steamship Ceres, — the first by Gerhard Wessels and others, the charterers, against the vessel; the second, by the Sydvenska Angfartygs Aktie-bolaget, her owner, against the charterers.
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. These were cross libels for damages on a charter party of the steamship Ceres, — the first by Gerhard Wessels and others, the charterers, against the vessel; the second, by the Sydvenska Angfartygs Aktie-bolaget, her owner, against the charterers. The district court entered a decree on the first libel in favor of libelants for $7,320.04, and dismissed the cross libel. 61 Fed. 701. From each of these decrees the owner of the ship appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.
The libelants in the principal libel are importers of fruit in the city of New York, under the firm name of G. Wessels & Co., who, on May 25, 1891, entered into a charter party with the agents of a Swedish corporation which owned the steamship Ceres, for the hire of that ship, by a demise charter, for 4 months from the time of delivery, with the option of continuing the charter for the further period of 12 months, on giving 30 days’ notice, previous to the expiration of the first term, and with the further option of canceling the charter party during the extended term…
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