Gold Dust Corp. v. United States

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The steamship Anaconda, belonging to the United States, took on a cargo of 600 tons of linseed oil in Rotterdam, all in good order and condition. When she arrived at New York, the oil in No. 2 tank was short and contaminated with water and the cargo in No. 4 tank was contaminated. The vessel suffered no such bad weather that the damage could be attributed to perils of the sea. The only serious defense is based on the provisions of the bill of lading that the carrier should not be liable for latent defects if due diligence was exercised to make the ship…