Hudson-Thames Corporation v. Ryan Stevedoring Company, Inc.

Ryan Stevedoring Company entered into a contract for Hudson-Thames Corporation’s services, reading in pertinent part as follows:

“Upon the signing of a contract with Ayrton Metal and Ore Corporation to discharge Bauxite to truck loading hoppers at Gulfport, Mississippi, we will pay to you, for your services, the sum of $.05 per ton of 2240 pounds for each ton handled under such a contract.”

On competitive bidding, Ryan was unsuccessful in its bid for the unloading of the first two ships, and the contract was awarded to another lower bidder. Ryan then notified Hudson-Thames as follows:

“It is…