ATKINS v. THE DISINTEGRATING COMPANY


85 U.S. 272 (1873)

18 Wall. 272

ATKINS v. THE DISINTEGRATING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. E.C. Benedict, for the libellants, appellants here; a brief of Messrs. George Willey, J.E. Cary, and H.L. Terrill, on the same side, though in another case, being filed in this case by leave of the court:

Mr. C. Donahue (a brief of Mr. G.B. Hibbard on the same side, though in another case, being filed by leave of the Court), contra:


Mr. Justice SWAYNE recapitulated the facts of the case and delivered the opinion of the court.

The libel is founded upon a charter-party and seeks to recover freight earned by the ship Elizabeth Hamilton in bringing a cargo of bamboo from Kingston and Port Morant, in the island of Jamaica; for demurrage while the ship was obtaining the cargo, and for damages to the ship by getting...

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