The Merida
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Two libels were brought in the district court for the Southern district of New York against the steamship Merida to recover the damages sustained to consignments of hides and bales of horse hair and glue stock shipped to the different libelants on the steamship in May and June, 1898, and arriving in New York in a damaged condition on July 22, 1898. The libels were tried together upon…
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Two libels were brought in the district court for the Southern district of New York against the steamship Merida to recover the damages sustained to consignments of hides and bales of horse hair and glue stock shipped to the different libelants on the steamship in May and June, 1898, and arriving in New York in a damaged condition on July 22, 1898. The libels were tried together upon one record, and were dismissed. Each libelant appealed to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.
In May, 1898, at Buenos Ayres, the steamship took on board 2,000 hides shipped to Weil Bros., which were stowed in the “spare bunker,” — a part of No. 2 lower hold par*147titioned off by a temporary wooden bulkhead, and sometimes used for carrying coal. At Rosario, from June 2d to June 4th, the steamer took on board 19,928 hides shipped to the United States Leather Company, which were stowed for the most part in No. 2, while a few were stowed in No. 3, and also took 2,500 hides of C. Moench & Son, which were stowed in No. 3, all in the lower hold. At Montevideo, on June…
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