Ship Rappahannock v. Woodruff

The plaintiffs seek to recover the sum of $633 21, for freight and primage on 1500 bales of hay, carried by the ship Rappahannock.

The defendants set up a demand, in reconvention, alleging that the hay was shipped in good order and condition; that whilst in the custody of the plaintiffs, 522 bales of it, weighing 142,750 pounds, were stained and injured to the extent of $7 per ton, and 24 bales, weighing 6330 pounds, were damaged to to the extent of $14 per ton, making an aggregate of $543 93, which damage was caused by the negligence and carelessness of the plaintiffs, who are consequently…