Turnbull v. Citizens' Bank of Louisiana

Libel in personam for balance of freight and for charges. Cross-libel for short delivery. Bill of lading on the Fife-shire, from Glasgow to New Orleans, for 117 tons of pig iron in the usual form, with the following added :

“ The said master hereby acknowledging having received the full weight of iron herein specified, the same having been weighed along-side at shipment, and holding himself and the said vessel bound to deliver the same weight of iron, provided it be weighed along-side at discharging. No iron to be retained by the vessel. The pig iron to be taken from along-side and discharged…