Legal Opinion
Smith v. the Ferncliff
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 27, 1939No. 548PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
The Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, has certified to us the following Statement of Facts and .Questions (U. S. C. Title 28, § 346)—
“Statement of Facts.
“This was a suit in admiralty to recover damages to shipments of fish meal made in March 1936 [on Motor-ship Ferneliff] from points in Japan to consignees in Norfolk, Ya. and Baltimore, Md. under bills of lading containing the following provision:
“ ‘ All claims for which the ship and or carrier may be liable shall be adjusted and settled on the value declared by the shipper or on the net invoice cost plus disbursements, whichever…
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- Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. McCaull CoSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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- A. L. Holden, Doing Business Under the Name and Style of R. L. Pritchard & Company v. S. S. Kendall Fish, Her Engines, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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