Legal Opinion
The M. C. Currie
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 28, 1904PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Admiralty. Action for damage to cargo;
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, District Judge.
This action was brought by Charles B„ Morris & Company to recover from the canal boat M. C. Currie, the damages arising from a failure to deliver a cargo of hay in the good order in which it was received. The hay was bought in the Port of St. John, Quebec, Canada, about the 5th of July, 1903, from Gillaume C. Poulin and loaded on the Currie for transportation and delivery to the libellants in New York. The written part of the contract between the parties was as follows:
“Office of G. C. Poulin,
Dealer in Lumber, Pulp-wood, Oord-wood, Cedar Posts, and Telegraph Poles.
St.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clendaniel v. TuckermanNew York Supreme Court · 1853
- Graham v. Planters' Compress Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1904
- McKee v. HecksherNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1882
3Cited by2 opinions
- Monnier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1925
- Rhodes v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1934