Norton v. The Richard Winslow
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
This was a libel by J. Henry Norton and others against the schooner Richard Winslow for damages to a cargo of corn. The schooner Richard Winslow received at Chicago, November 16, 1893, a cargo of corn to be carried to Buffalo.
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This was a libel by J. Henry Norton and others against the schooner Richard Winslow for damages to a cargo of corn. The schooner Richard Winslow received at Chicago, November 16, 1893, a cargo of corn to be carried to Buffalo. The bill of lading states that the lake freight is three cents per bushel, “including free storage in vessel in Buffalo harbor until April 1, 1894, to be unloaded at shipper’s option on or before April 1, 1894.” The vessel arrived at Buffalo November 22, 1893. The cargo was then, examined by two “surveyors,” one selected by the consignee, and the other by the carrier,…
1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The practice of utilizing vessels, when laid up for the winter, as storehouses for grain has become frequent in the ports of the G-reat Lakes. The shipper thereby saves elevator charges, and the vessel owner secures a cargo. The transportation may precede the storage, or1 may close it; in either scheme the storage extends to the opening ¿>f navigation in the spring. In view of this practice, the questions involved in this case have special importance, and I have given them careful consideration. In the hope and expectation that they will be taken up by…
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