Manegold v. Shores
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
This was a libel in admiralty by Charles Manegold, Jr., and others against the propeller E. A. Shores, Jr., to recover for loss of cargo by stranding.
1Opinion of the Court
SEAMAN, District Judge.
The hearing upon this libel resulted In a decision that the stranding of the vessel was not due to want of diligence in respect of seaworthiness or equipment, and that the shipper was barred from a general recovery for loss of cargo by the act of February 13, 1893, called the "Harter Act," but the questions of liability for refusal to deliver the wheat at Racine and of allowance in general average were reserved for further hearing. The E. A. Shores, Jr., 73 Fed. 342. After the taking of considerable testimony before a commissioner, these matters were adjusted by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The SapphireSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Deming v. The Rapid TransitDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1892
- Manegold v. The E. A. ShoresDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1896
3Cited by1 opinion
- The StarkeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1910