Acker v. Egypt
District Court, S.D. New York
In Admiralty. Tiie above three actions were brought to recover $11,250, the value of merchandise imported from Europe, consigned to the libelants, and destroyed by fire at the Inman Company’s pier, North river, on the night of January 31, 1883. Numerous other actions are pending in this court growing out of the same fire.
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In Admiralty. Tiie above three actions were brought to recover $11,250, the value of merchandise imported from Europe, consigned to the libelants, and destroyed by fire at the Inman Company’s pier, North river, on the night of January 31, 1883. Numerous other actions are pending in this court growing out of the same fire. The steamer arrived about 1 p. m. of January 31st. She obtained at once, from the collector of the port, a general order for her discharge upon the dock, a further special permit for continuing the discharge after sunset, and a permit for goods not entered to remain on the…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Considering that business at the custom-house closes at 3 p. m., 1 must find upon the evidence that there was not reasonable time, after the arrival of the ship, for the consignees, by the use of ordinary diligence, to enter the goods at the custom-house and get a permit on January 31st, so as to remove the goods from the dock before the fire. So far as appears, therefore, the loss arose without negligence on either side. No notice of intended discharge was given by the ship to the consignees.
1. Section 4282 of tho llovised Statutes provides that “no owner of any ship or vessel shall he…
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