Legal Opinion
A/s J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi v. Accinanto, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1952No. 6385_1PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*136PARKER, Chief Judge.
These are cross appeals in suits in admiralty brought by cargo owners to recover damages arising out of the fire and explosion which destroyed the steamship Ocean Liberty and her cargó at the port of Brest in France on July 28, 1947. Libelants are the owners of cargo consigned to Antwerp or LeHavre. Respondents are A/S J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi (hereafter called Mowinckels) the charterer of the vessel and its general agent, the Cosmopolitan Shipping Company (hereafter called Cosmopolitan). Recovery was asked on the grounds that the fire and explosion which caused the…
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