Legal Opinion
Edmond Weil, Inc. v. American West African Line, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 12, 1945No. 119PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The respondents appeal from a decree in the admiralty, holding the ship, “West Kebar,” liable for damage to a cargo, lifted in African ports in December, 1940, and discharged at Boston and New York in the following January. The judge held the ship for a part of the damage and excused her for the rest. Edmond Weil, Inc., v. SS “West Kebar,” D.C., 53 F.Supp. 763. Since the libellants filed assignments of error, Rule 38(c), both parties have in effect appealed. The “West Kebar” was 427 feet long, of the “three well” type, with five holds: Nos. 1 and 2 — ’tween-decks and…
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