Legal Opinion
Nederlandsche Amerikaansche Stoomvaart Maatschappij v. Mediterranean & General Traders, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1927No. 4836PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
A cargo of whiting or chalk was damaged by water while it was being carried by the steamship Leer-dam on a voyage from Antwerp to New Orleans. The owner of the cargo libeled the steamship and was awarded a decree for the damage. The owner of the steamship appeals, and contends that the evidence shows that it exercised due diligence to make the ship seaworthy, and that the damage was caused either by a latent defect or by a peril of the sea.
A clause of the bill of lading, pursuant to section 3 of the Harter Act (Comp. St. § 8031), exempts appellant from liability for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The SouthwarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- International Navigation Co. v. Farr & Bailey Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- The RosaliaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- The WildcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Putnam v. The ManitobaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1900
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
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- Ionion Steamship Company of Athens v. United Distillers of America, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Warner Sugar Refining Co. v. Munson S. S. LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1927
- Atlantic Banana Company v. MV" CALANCA"District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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