Larsen v. 150 Bales of Sisal Grass
District Court, S.D. Alabama
In Admiralty. Libel for freight. The following are the facts agreed upon: The claimant, Avelino Montes S. en C., was, at the time of the filing of the libel in this cause and at the time of the shipment of the goods, the owner of the 150 bales of sisal grass, which were arrested under the process in this cause: these bales being a part of a cargo of sisal grass shipped from Progresso, Mexico, upon the steamship Atlas, whereof the libelant ivas and is master, which shipment…
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In Admiralty. Libel for freight. The following are the facts agreed upon: The claimant, Avelino Montes S. en C., was, at the time of the filing of the libel in this cause and at the time of the shipment of the goods, the owner of the 150 bales of sisal grass, which were arrested under the process in this cause: these bales being a part of a cargo of sisal grass shipped from Progresso, Mexico, upon the steamship Atlas, whereof the libelant ivas and is master, which shipment was made on the 15th day of December, 1905, for carriage of the said goods to Mobile, Ala. The said steamship was a…
1Opinion of the CourtToulmin, District Judge
(after stating the facts). In the case of the American Steel-Barge Co. v. Cargo of Coal (D. C.) 107 Fed. 964, there was a libel by the owner of a steamer chartered by a transportation company, by a charter, the material parts of which were substantially like those in this case. The facts of that case were that the steamer took on a cargo of coal at Newport News, belonging to the claimant, consigned to the claimant’s agent in Boston. The bill of lading was in the usual form, signed by the master. The freight payable was stated to be “as agreed.” There was an agreement between the charterer and…
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- American Steel Barge Co. v. Chesapeake & O. Coal Agency Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1902
- Raymond v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- The VolunteerDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1834
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- Rustad v. Four Hundred & Fifty-seven Bags of CoffeeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1893
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