The St. Johns N. F.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Libel by the S. A. Companhia Geral Commercial do Rio de Janeiro against the schooner St. Johns N. F., of which the St. Johns N. F. Shipping Corporation was claimant. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a final decree awarding damages for the loss of 800 barrels of rosin shipped from New York, consigned to Rio de Janeiro on the schooner St. Johns N. F. in June, 1918. An answer was filed, to which exceptions were interposed on the ground that the answer did not state a defense to the cause of action alleged in the libel. The. exceptions were sustained, resulting in a decree for the appellee.
On June 6, 1918, Job & Co., as agents for the schooner St. Johns N. F., entered into a written freight contract with the General Commercial Company, Limited,…
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