Legal Opinion
The Anna
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 7, 1915No. 16 of 1910PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Admiralty. Suit by the Peter Woll Sons Manufacturing Company against the steamship Anna for damage to cargo.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
There is no controversy here over the facts. The case is really one to be determined by the query: Upon whom rests the burden of proof ? The case was tried and has been argued in a spirit of fairness and frankness which is more than commendable — it is admirable.
The libelants shipped by the steamship Anna a quantity of vegetable fiber. It was received on board ship at Oran January 21, 1910, in apparent good order and condition. It was landed in Philadelphia February 22d in both apparent and actual damaged condition. The bearing points of the contract of shipment are…
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