ANDREWS & COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

No. 96-54.

292 F.2d 280 (1961)

D. C. ANDREWS & COMPANY, Inc., v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Claims.

July 19, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley O. Sher, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff. Francis B. Goertner, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs.

Lawrence F. Ledebur, Washington, D. C., with whom was Asst. Atty. Gen., William H. Orrick, Jr., for defendant.


WHITAKER, Judge.

Plaintiff sues for commissions alleged to be due it as a cargo broker for the charterer of certain Government owned ships.

In commercial shipping the owner of the vessel is represented by a ship broker, while the owner of the cargo (the charterer of the ship) is represented by a cargo broker. The two brokers agree upon the terms of the charter for their respective principals, and are compensated by a brokerage fee which is paid to the ship...

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