Legal Opinion
Fritzsche v. The Denmark
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 5, 1886Published
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
In September, 1880, Fabre & Co., of London, as agents for the libelants, shipped a chest of tea, and two other cases, marked, respectively, F. B. 3, F. B. 2, and F. B. 4. F. B. 2 and F. B. 4 were boxes of similar size and form; F. B. 2, containing acid of benzoin of the value of £15 16s. 8d., and F. B. 4 some glass bottles, and three small tins of Tonquin musk, of the value of 41202 3s. • The musk was in pods, and very valuable, worth 412 10s. per ounce. The bill of lading contained, among numerous other provisions, the following :
“Not accountable for weight, contents, value, length, measure,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Magnin v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Warner v. Western Transportation Co.The Superior Court of New York City · 1868