Melloy v. Lehigh & W. Coal Co.

The libelant sue$ to recover damages in the nature of demurrage for the alleged detentiqn of the canal-boats H. C. Rew and Maggie Hager at Port Johnson, by not loading them in turn. On the 20th of June, 1888, Kurtz, Crook & Co., having purchased coal of the respondents, deliverable at Port Johnson, drew an order upon their sup*378erintendent at the Few York office, directing them to load the canal-boat H. C. Rew with “Wilkesbarre coal, 100 tons broken, and 125 tons egg, deliverable to Buchanan Bros., 25th St. New York, North river.” On the back of the order was a printed statement that the order…