Rederi A/B Pulp v. Republic Chemical Corp.
Rederi A/B Pulp v. Republic Chemical Corp.
Opinion of the Court
The appellant here, Republic Chemical Corporation, complains rather bitterly that it has been caught here in pincers between libelants’ claim of freight upon breach of its two contracts to ship super-phosphate fertilizer to Korea by libel-ants’ vessels and the impleaded respondent’s failure to honor commitments to furnish the shipments. But the questions presented are essentially those of fact: whether libelants and Republic completed negotiations for the contracts of carriage and what their provisions were; whether libelants were prepared to perform and Republic anticipatorily breached the contracts (an issue clearly raised by the facts pleaded); whether the impleaded respondent complied so far as it could with providing space for loading at its narrow pier in Baltimore under conditions well known to Republic; and whether there was waiver or estoppel upon which Republic could rely. Judge McGohey’s findings and conclusions against Republic and in favor of each of the other parties, D.C.S.D.N.Y., 161 F.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- REDERI A/B PULP, Rederi A/B Jamaica, D/S A/S Eikland and Salamis A/S, d.b.a. Salen-Skaugen Line, and A/S Igadi, Libelants-Appellees v. REPUBLIC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, and Impleading (Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, Impleaded. Respondent-Appellee.)
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