Congress Coal & Transportation Co. v. International Steamship Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

Plaintiff, a ship broker, brought this action against defendant, a vessel owner, to recover commissions for negotiating a charter for a steamer. The trial judge gave binding instructions for defendant; plaintiff appeals.

Appellant endeavored to make out its case in chief entirely from certain paragraphs of its statement of claim which were admitted by the affidavit of defense. The facts thus spread upon the record were these: Plaintiff is engaged in the business of acting as a ship broker and ship agent; defendant in that of owning and chartering ships. During…