The G. R. Booth
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was a suit in admiralty by the American Sugar-Refining Company against the steamship G. R. Booth for damages for injury to cargo while the ship was discharging in port, caused by the explosion of certain detonators, which constituted a part of her cargo, tearing a hole in the side of the ship, through which the sea water entered and damaged libelant’s sugar.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This was a suit in admiralty by the American Sugar-Refining Company against the steamship G. R. Booth for damages for injury to cargo while the ship was discharging in port, caused by the explosion of certain detonators, which constituted a part of her cargo, tearing a hole in the side of the ship, through which the sea water entered and damaged libelant’s sugar. Libelant appealed from a decree dismissing its libel. The supreme court, in answer to questions certified by this court, held that the damage…
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
The supreme court having answered the questions heretofore certified by this court adversely to the contention of the appellee, the cause is now here for final disposition; and the primary question is whether the steamship is liable *165to the owner of goods shipped tor transportation to, and delivery al. New York, for damage caused to the goods, while the steamship was being discharged, by an explosion of certain detonators, part of the cargo shipped by other owners, and which was then being unladen. This court, having reached the conclusion that under the particular…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- American Sugar-Refining Co. v. The G. R. BoothDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1894