Legal Opinion
American Trading Co. v. Peirce Bros.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 27, 1928No. 4836PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, District Judge.
This is a cargo damage case, and the cargo in question, cherries in brine in barrels, was shipped in holds 2, 3, and 4 of the steamship Matilde Peirce, from two ports in Italy not far from each other.
The damage for which recovery is sought in this suit is not the damage to the barrels, but for damages to the cherries only.
The bills of lading in this suit do not even admit that the goods were in apparent good order and condition when shipped, and therefore the “good order” bill of lading cases have no bearing on the case at bar. Isla De Panay, The, 267 U. S 266, 45 S.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corp. v. . S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial Do Rio De JaneiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hostetter v. ParkSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Austin Nichols & Co. v. The Isla De Panay. Sanchez v. Same. E. Tolibia & Co. v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- The TitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
- Gulden v. Hijos De Jose Taya S. En C.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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- Dyal Produce Corp. v. Munson S. S. LineDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1932