Interlake Iron Corp. v. Gartland S. S. Co.

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The steamer “Burlington,” loaded with pig iron, stranded at the entrance to the harbor at Holland, Michigan, and with part of her cargo became a total loss. The appellant filed its claim for the value of the lost iron and for the cost of salvaging recovered cargo. The appellee, owner and operator of the Burlington, while denying liability for the loss and claiming exoneration, also petitioned for limitation of liability. The decree exonerated the appellee from liability for all loss, damage, destruction, or injury occasioned by the loss of the steamer, and dismissed the…