Andrews v. San Juan Fish Co.

Citations

• 46 Wash. 481
• 90 P. 643
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 647

Syllabus

<p>Shipping — Charters—Seaworthiness—Notice—Construction of Agreement. Where, during five or six days immediately preceding the making of a. charter agreement for a small steamer for the period of one year, the officers of the lessee took three or four trips oh the boat while operated by the owner, and no fraud was practiced and the lessee had full opportunity to know the condition of the boat, the lessee cannot, after several weeks use, avoid payment of the rent on the plea that the steamer was nnseaworthy when chartered, the agreement having expressly provided that the lessee should make all necessary repairs at its .own expense and keep the vessel in first-class condition during the term.</p>