Legal Opinion
Ft. Morgan S. S. Co. v. Baltimore & Jamaica Trading Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 21, 1922No. 1965PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, Circuit Judge.
The libel in this case .was filed by the Baltimore & Jamaica Trading Company, the appellee herein, against the ste.amship Fort Morgan, of which the appellant, the Ft. Morgan Steamship Company, Incorporated, is claimant. The parties will be referred to as libelant and respondent.
The libelant had its principal office in the city of Baltimore, and was engaged in the importation of tropical fruits, principally bananas, from the island of Jamaica. In January, 1920, the claimant, the Ft. Morgan Steamship Company, as agents for the owner, entered into time charter with the…
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