THE PEARSON


121 U.S. 469 (1887)

THE JOHN H. PEARSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 25, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry W. Putnam for appellants.

Mr. Frederic Dodge for appellees.


MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

As the libellants deemed the agreement to "take the northern passage" of sufficient importance to have a printed form changed, so that it might be incorporated in express words into the charter party, and this "for the benefit of the cargo," which was perishable, it is evident that the words used had some meaning which indicated clearly to...

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