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Leon Israel & Bros. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1928No. 5107PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal in admiralty from a decree dismissing a libel which sought to recover damages for delay in delivery of a shipment of coffee from Victoria, Brazil, to New Orleans.

On May 31, 1920, Gerhardt & Co. delivered to the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, appellee, at Victoria, 2,000 bags of coffee for transportation to New Orleans; and on the same date appellee issued its bills of lading calling for delivery in New Orleans to a bank which transferred them to appellant, the purchaser. The bills of lading provided for transportation by…

Also in this document: Per curiam.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pollard v. VintonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Bulkley v. Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1860
  3. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Texas Star Flour MillsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
  4. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Florida Grain & Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1927

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ortega & Emigh, Inc. v. Grace Line, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1947
  2. The IossifogluDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1929

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