Bulkley v. Honold
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. Mr. Taylor contended that, if the law of Louisiana governed, there was error, because— 1. The defect in the ship was an apparent defect, in the legal sense of the term, the existence of which imposed no responsibility on the vendor. 2. Because the obligation of warranty, implied in sales of ships, does not extend to cases of decay, to which they are, from their nature, liable. 3. The defendant in error, by failing to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Curtis
The defendant in error brought his action in the Circuit Court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana, founded on the allegations, that he purchased at Hew Orleans, of the plaintiff in error and others, , a vessel called the Ashland, for the sum of $27,500; that the vessel was then partly laden as a general ship for an outward foreign voyage, and ■ it was agreed the purchaser should take on himself the expenses and advantages of that condition of the vessel; that, accordingly, the cargo was completed and the vessel went to sea, but was found to be unseaworthy, returned to…
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