Steamship Wellesley Co. v. C. A. Hooper & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Suit in admiralty by C. A. Hooper & Co., a corporation, against the steamship Wellesley, Steamship Wellesley Company, claimant. Decree for libelant, and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
The principal question presented on the appeal is whether or not the loss of the cargo of the Wellesley is such as to be covered by the provisions of the Harter act. The appellant contends that the evidence proves the vessel to have been seaworthy, and the accident at the entrance of the harbor to have been the result of bad seamanship, that the perils which caused the accident were the ordinary perils to be reasonably expected on the projected voyage, and that there is no proof to sustain the finding of the trial court that the…
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