Legal Opinion
The Bencleuch
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 20, 1924PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARVIN, District Judge.
Two reports of a special commissioner to which exceptions have been filed are before the court. The commissioner' has awarded damages to libelant of $16,298.30, with interest, in the case of the Bencleueh, and of $5,543.80, with interest, in the case of the Ellerdale.
The actions were brought by libelant, as assignee of various consignees of shipments of lemons from Italy to New York, upon the claim that many of them were damaged in transit and were delivered unfit for use. The court, after trial, upheld libelant’s contention, entered a decree, and appointed a special…
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