The Konigin Luise
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in admiralty by the Oil Seeds Company against the steamship Konigin Luise and the North German Lloyd, owner. Decree for libel-ant (173 Led. 811), and claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The hill of lading acknowledges receipt of the merchandise in Smyrna for transportation “in good condition and order externally.” The libelant also offered proof of the condition of the barrels when shipped, which fully confirmed the statement in the bill of lading. It appeared, also, that although in apparently good condition, they were not new barrels, but a mixed lot of secondhand barrels, some of them having patches on the staves. It is usual, however, to ship oil from Levant ports in such barrels, the normal per cent, of leakage varying from 1 y, to Sy2, depending…
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