Capitol Transportation Co. v. Cambria Steel Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a petition to limit liability for the loss of cargo on The Benjamin Noble, brought by the present petitioner after libels in personam had been filed in different districts by the cargo owners, the Cambria Steel Company. The right was denied by the District Court on the ground that the vessel was unseaworthy with the privity and knowledge of the owner when sfie sailed and that the owner had made a personal contract by which it warranted seaworthiness. 232 Fed. Rep. 382. The findings, rulings and decree of the District Court were affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals. 244 Fed. Rep.…
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