Alaska Coast Co. v. Alaska Pacific Fisheries
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the'Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Net-erer, Judge. Suit in rem by the Alaska Pacific Fisheries against the steamship Jeanie, the Alaska Coast Company, claimant, to recover for damage to a shipment of canned salmon. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals. The Jeanie was a wooden, steam vessel of about 1,000 tons burden and about 22 years old.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the'Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Net-erer, Judge. Suit in rem by the Alaska Pacific Fisheries against the steamship Jeanie, the Alaska Coast Company, claimant, to recover for damage to a shipment of canned salmon. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals. The Jeanie was a wooden, steam vessel of about 1,000 tons burden and about 22 years old. On the voyage in question the vessel was under charter to W. F. Swan and W. C. Dawson, for trade between Seattle and Alaska points. The vessel left Seattle in…
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). 1. It is contended by the appellant that this suit cannot be maintained because the appellee did not, as required by the bills of lading, present to the appellant its claim for loss and damage within 10 days from the date of the arrival of the vessel at the port of discharge, and did not, within 60 days from such date, bring this suit for such loss and damage.
[1,2] We are of the opinion that this objection to the action cannot be sustained: First. Because it does not appear from tire evidence that such bills of lading, if delivered, were delivered to any…
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