F. J. Walker, Limited, Orleans International, Inc. v. The Motor Vessel "Lemoncore," Her Engines, Etc., Defendants

CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This action is founded upon admiralty and diversity jurisdiction. Part of a shipment of frozen meat thawed and spoiled during unloading and delivery. The consignees sued to recover their damages from the carrier of the cargo, the stevedore which unloaded the ship, and the warehouseman who received part of the shipment. The carrier denied liability but sought indemnity from the stevedore. We affirm the district court’s holding that the Harter Act, 46 U.S.C.A. §§ 190 et seq., renders the carrier liable to the consignees for the damages to the cargo, but we remand…