The Plow City

MARIS, District Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty against the Steamship Plow City in rem for damages. The Plow City Steamship Company appeared as claimant of the vessel. From the evidence I make the following special findings of fact:

Pursuant to an oral arrangement between the libellant and the agents for the owner of the Plow City, confirmed by letter to the libellant dated October 10, 1936, the libellant on October 31, 1936 shipped and placed on board the vessel, then lying at the port of Chester, Pennsylvania, 40 carloads of pipe to be transported and delivered to itself at the Port' of…