Legal Opinion
The Beatrice
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 4, 1924PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
These seven eases were by order of court consolidated and tried together, and by stipulation of counsel the only question to be raised was the right of the libelants to recover contribution in general average. There is no substantial dispute about the facts, the question being one of law, viz., whether the fact that the libelants’ shipments were damaged by water poured into the hold by the New York fire department prevents them from recovering.
November 3, 1919, about 8 a. m., smoke was discovered coming out of hold No. 5 of the steamship Beatrice, lying at pier 26,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Ralli v. TroopSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Sun Mutual Insurance v. Ocean InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- The Gazelle and CargoSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Aktieselsikabet Fido v. Lloyd BrazilieroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
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