Empresa Central Mercantil De Representacoes, Ltda. v. Republic of the United States of Brazil

PALMIERI, District Judge.

This is an action in admiralty, against a carrier to recover-for damage'to libellant’s cargo consisting of 22 skids of silicon steel; sheets. The goods were shipped in-November 1951, from New York to Rio- de Janeiro on respondent’s S.S. Loide Guatemala.

On April 1, 1955, Judge Clancy signed an interlocutory decree in favor of libellant, with costs and with., interest on libellant’s damages to run from December 2, 1951, the date of the arrival of the vessel at.Rio de Janeiro. The matter was referred to a Special Commissioner to ascertain and compute the amount of…