Isthmian Steamship Company, a Corporation v. California Spray-Chemical Corporation, a Corporation

On petition for rehearing appellant filed a vigorous and extensive1 brief. *43It raises questions regarding all of the main issues which were before the court on the original consideration of the appeal. We granted a rehearing, and the matter was again argued at length, and we again affirm the judgment below.

1. Validity of the Lighterage Clauses.

This court’s opinion rested, essentially, upon the reasoning embodied in the trial court’s decision. Both decisions hold that appellant cannot, by contract, avoid liability for negligent injury to cargo when such injury occurs before the cargo is…