THE LAURENT MEEUS

No. 1265.

43 F.Supp. 807 (1942)

THE LAURENT MEEUS. SOCIETE PURFINA MARITIME v. 8598.09 LONG TONS OF DIESEL OIL et al. MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, Ltd., v. THE LAURENT MEEUS et al.

District Court S. D. California, Central Division.

February 24, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCutchen, Olney, Mannon & Greene, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, of New York City (Farnham P. Griffiths and Harold A. Black, both of Los Angeles, Cal., and T. Catesby Jones, of New York City, of counsel), for libelant and cross-respondents.

Hunt, Hill & Betts, of New York City, and Arch E. Ekdale, of San Pedro, Cal. (John W. Crandall and Geo. Whitefield Betts, Jr., both of New York City, Arch E. Ekdale, of San Pedro, Cal., and Frank J. Zito and Wm. H. Peck, Jr., both of New York City, of counsel), for respondents and cross-libelant.

Martin J. Weil, of Los Angeles, Cal., for claimant.


HARRISON, District Judge.

This is a proceeding in admiralty arising over a contract of affreightment. Libelant seeks to recover under the provisions of its contract providing for the prepayment of freight money upon completion of loading and telegraphic notice of signing of bill of lading. The voyage was frustrated, due to the interference of the authorities of the United States and Belgium. Respondents and cross-libelant refused to pay the freight money upon the...

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