Legal Opinion
Lawton v. Comer
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided November 12, 1889PublishedCited by 6 opinions
In Admiralty,
1Opinion of the CourtSpeer, J.
This is a libel brought under the provisions of section 4 of the act of congress of June 19,1886, (24 St. at Large, 80.) Its purpose is to limit the liability of the owner of the steamer Katie for losses to her cargo occasioned by fire. The libelant (the owner) alleges that he is not liable at ail for the damage which occurred to the cargo, but, if liable, to limit the liability, he prays to be accorded the benefit of the act referred to. The allegations of the libel are that the Katie was on her trip when the fire occurred. At that time, and for 20 years prior thereto, she had been engaged…
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