The Heranger

ST. SURE, District Judge.

Libel for damages to cargo of bananas shipped on the Norwegian Motorship Her-anger from Balboa, Canal Zone, to Los Angeles or San Francisco.

On April 23, 1936, preceding delivery of cargo and bill of lading, letters were exchanged between the parties regarding the shipment. Libelants’ letter was accompanied with instructions for temperature to be maintained during the voyage; the pertinent part of which reads as follows: “Precool to 46 degrees Fahrenheit. When bananas are loaded the delivery temperature should be 52 degrees until the return temperature is 56 degrees…