Fargrove Navigation Co. v. Lavino & Co.

J. B. McPJ IERSON, District Judge.

The Bardsey, a British steamship owned by the libelant, was chartered by a Belgian corporation to carry a cargo of iron ore from Rio de Janeiro to Philadelphia. The ore was delivered to the respondents, who agreed to pay the stipulated freight and did pay almost all of it, but deducted certain sums for dispatch money, averred to have been earned both in loading at Rio and in discharging at Philadelphia. The dispute is over the proper method of calculating this money. The relevant provisions of the charter party are as follows:

“3. Tbe cargo to be loaded and…