The R. P. Fitzgerald
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan; Alexis C. Angel, Judge. Suit by the Cleveland Grain Company against the steamer R. P. Fitzgerald, George B. Taylor; claimant. Decree for respondent, and libelant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLISTER, District Judge.
The Cleveland Grain Company filed a libel against the steamer R. P. Fitzgerald and George B. Taylor, claimant and owner of the vessel, seeking to recover for an injury to a cargo of wheat shipped from Duluth to Cleveland on a voyage ending October 31, 1909. The wheat (84,500 bushels) was in good order and condition when shipped, and the bill of lading provided that it was to be delivered at Cleveland in like good order and condition to the libelant, the consignee of the shipper.
Early in the morning of November 1, 1909, the process of unloading at an elevator in…
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