States Marine Corp. of Delaware v. Producers Cooperative Packing Co.

POPE, Circuit Judge.

These two cases, consolidated for trial in the district court and in this court, rose out of certain shipments of various quantities of canned goods and dried fruit received by the appellant aboard its ship SS Empire State for carriage from loading points at Seattle, Vancouver, Alameda and Stockton, to various ports of discharge on the Gulf of Mexico including Tampa, Mobile and New Orleans. In each case the libelants-appellees allege the delivery to the carrier of the cargo in good order and condition for transpor-tad -in; the discharge of the cargo at destination, and the…