California Navigation & Improvement Co. v. Stockton Milling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Libel in admiralty by the Stockton Milling Company and another against the California Navigation & Improvement Company to recover for injuries to a cargo of flour. From a decree awarding damages (165 Fed. 356), respondent appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
With all surplusage and useless contentions of the litigants expurgated from this case, there remains to *370be considered and decided only the simple question whether the loss complained of is a consequence of negligence, chargeable to the appellant. The admitted and indisputable, facts are that the libelants, owners of a lot of flour stored in a warehouse at South Vallejo, made an oral contract with a transportation company (the appellant) to move the flour to Stockton, for compensation at an agreed rate, which was less than the usual freight rate; a reduction being made…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- The MiletusU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1866
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946