Legal Opinion
The Milwaukee Bridge
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1928No. 78PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge (after stating the facts as above).
The drums of sulphurie acid were lawful cargo, but possessed dangerous potentialities. They were properly stowed on deck, which was the usual place for such cargo. Unless there was negligence on the part of the ship in stowage, custody, care, and proper delivery of its ear- go, everything that happened while the cargo was within its control came within the exceptions in the bills of lading. In such circumstances, the burden of proving negligence was upon the shipper. The Isla de Panay, 267 U. S. 260, 45 S. Ct. 269, 69 L. Ed.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The SilviaSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- The GermanicSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Austin Nichols & Co. v. The Isla De Panay. Sanchez v. Same. E. Tolibia & Co. v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- United States v. New York & O. S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- The Isla de PanayCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Cory Bros. & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Tan Hi v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1950
- Grace Line, Inc. v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., Claimant-Appellant v. Zander and Company, Inc., Libellants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- May v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien-GesellschaftCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
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