Legal Opinion

The President Polk

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 14, 1930No. 360PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Stein, the libelant, shipped eighty bales of goat skins on the S. S. President Polk at Shanghai for New York. The. steamer stowed them in her lower hold in which were *696fpur of her fresh-water tanks. These had been nearly emptied when she reached Shanghai, and they were there drained, opened, cleaned and coated on the inside with cement, so as to be ready to receive fresh water at Hongkong, the next port of call. They had each two manholes, fitted with plates, all of which except two were properly set in place and made tight. These two both belonged to one tank; one was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. International Navigation Co. v. Farr & Bailey Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  2. Queen of the PacificSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. South & Central American Commercial Co. v. Panama RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  4. Cudahy Packing Co. v. Munson S. S. LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  5. WR Grace & Co. v. Panama R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926

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