Texas Co. v. Hogarth Shipping Co., 256 U.S. 619 (1921) (No. 555)
1921
Texas Co. v. Hogarth Shipping Co., 256 U.S. 619 (1921) (No. 555)
Supreme Court of the United States
1921
Case name: Texas Co. v. Hogarth Shipping Co. Opinion filed: 1921-06-06 Docket No.: 555 Citations: • 256 U.S. 619 • 41 S. Ct. 612 • 65 L. Ed. 1123 • 1921 U.S. LEXIS 1545 Case holding summaries: • requisition by British government of British ship for use in war dissolves charter party and excuses shipowner from performance • where a British vessel, prior to its start of a chartered voyage from Texas to South Africa, was taken over by the British government for war related purposes, the charter hire was deemed frustrated before the time for performance and the parties were thereby excused from performance • applying harmless error review to the erroneous grant of intervention as amicus curiae
