United States v. Central Gulf Steamship Corp.

Shipments of wheat flour through southern ports sometimes become infested by various species of weevils, and responsibility for the resulting damage often depends upon whether the shipper or the carrier must bear the burden of proof.1 The present appeal was argued and submitted March 14, 1973, three weeks after another panel of the Court had heard United States v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., supra. Decision of this appeal awaited disposition of Lykes Bros. and the filing of supplemental briefs written in the light of the Lykes Bros. opinion. After careful consideration, we conclude that the…