Johnson v. D. H. Bibb Lumber Co.

The plaintiff—owner of the schooner, J. B. Leeds—and the defendant, a lumber corporation, entered into a written contract whereby the defendant engaged said vessel for three voyages from Portland, Oregon, to Redondo, California, for the purpose of transporting lumber for it, at a given rate per thousand feet, as stipulated in the agreement.

Upon the making of the contract, the plaintiff fully equipped the vessel for said voyages, and placed her at defendant’s disposal and direction, pursuant to its terms. Under defendant’s orders, the vessel made three voyages, the first and third to Redondo,…