United States Gypsum Co. v. McWilliams

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

The .covered barge Castleton was chartered to the United States Gypsum Transportation Company under an oral charter, later confirmed by' letter, which provided in the usual manner in New York Harbor that the owner would provide and pay the bargee who accompanied the boat. Payment at a stipulated rate per day was agreed to with the provision that, if overtime pay for the bar-gee became necessary, the owner would be reimbursed for that by the charterer. There’ was no payment for overtime, however. ’ The charterer was a subsidiary of the libelant.

The libelant loaded a cargo…