The Sun
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Libel in rem by the Swiss Confederation against the steamship Sun. On motion of the libelant for dedirmts potestatem to take testimony of witnesses abroad upon an open commission. Motion denied, without prejudice to libelant’s right to take out n commission upon interrogatories.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
This is an action in rem the Swiss Confederation against the steamship Sun to recover damage:, for loss upon 12,000 cases of eggs shipped by the steamship Sun from New York to Genoa, Italy, alleged to be due to negligence in the manner of loading, stowing, and taking care of the merchandise and to the unseaworthiness of the steamship. The Sun Company is the owner and claimant.
Ill order for the purposes of the motion to prove the facts in connection with the shipment, the condition of the eggs at that time, at the time of the arrival at Genoa, the alleged…
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