Frothingham v. Jenkins
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the court of First Instance of the district of San Francisco. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Bennett, J.
The plaintiffs shipped at Boston under one bill of lading a cargo of merchandise, owned by them, for San Francisco, under consignment to II. A. Breed, he or they paying freight thereon, the amount of which was $17,601,35. According to the contract, as appeared by the bill of lading, the goods were to be delivered along side of the ship within, reach of her tackles, and were to be received within twenty days after arri' val—-if not received within that time, the master was to have the right of selling them. The items of freight estimated on each of the articles shipped,…
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