Legal Opinion
Leon Bernstein Company v. Wilhelm Wilhelmsen
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1956No. 15829PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Circuit Judge.
After departure from the Port of Manila, P. I., on her voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to the Far East, the Titania encountered freshening weather and began to roll and pitch. As this was in the typhoon season (September) and heavy weather was anticipated on the leg to Hong Kong, it was decided to fill empty deep tanks with sea water ballast for better trim.
Cargo was damaged when sea water overflowed the open manhole in the top of a deep tank located in the same hold as the cargo. The manhole cover had been removed to enable the Mate to determine when the tank was…
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