Supreme Court of Pennsylvania December 28, 1811 (Lacombe v. Waln)

Tii.ghman C. J.

The defendants took the ship of the plaintiffs on freight, to carry a cargo from Philadelphia to a port in Europe. In the agreement between the parties, it was stipulated, that twenty-five working days should be allowed for discharging the cargo, and in case of further detention, a demurrage of fifty dollars a day should be paid for every day of such detention, which should not be