The Asiatic Prince
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Iliis cause comes here upon appeal from a, decree of the district court, Southern district of New York (97 Red. 343), dismissing a libel to recover damages for the alleged nondelivery of certain merchandise shipped on the Asiatic Prince from New York in December, 1895, and January, 189(5, to ihe port of Santos, in Brazil.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The merchandise consisted of flour, kerosene, bacon, and lard, of the invoiced price of £6,499.1.8, which had been ordered by Belmarco & Co., merchants of Santos, who were also agents of the Prince Line — of which the Asiatic Prince was one —at that port. The plaintiff and Belmarco & Co. had had many business transactions prior to the one in question, and as a result of them the latter firm was, as libelant claims, indebted to him to a considerable amount. Bills of lading for this merchandise were issued to the libelant, reciting that the goods were to be delivered at…
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