Case Name: Bowie and Kurtz v. Wheelright
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1819-04
Citations: 2 Cranch 167
Docket Number: 
Parties: Bowie and Kurtz v. Wheelright.
Judges: (Thruston, J., absent,)
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 2
Pages: 167–167

Head Matter:
Bowie and Kurtz v. Wheelright.
In a charter-party, the words “ charter and to freight let,” do not imply a covenant, in law, that the vessel is, or shall he seaworthy.
Covenant, on a charter-party. Breach, that the vessel was not seaworthy. General demurrer and joinder. The charter-party, upon oyer did not appear to contain any express covenant of seaworthiness.
Mr. Taylor, for the defendant,
contended that the defendant could not be made liable, unless there'was an express warranty, or fraud, or misrepresentation.
Mr. Swann, for- the plaintiffs,
contended that a covenant is implied in the act of hiring the vessel.

Opinion:
The Court
(Thruston, J., absent,)
decided that the charter-party, not containing an express averment that the vessel was seaworthy, could not support the averment of such a covenant in the declaration.