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United States v. M. Levy's Sons

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 3, 1923No. 4004PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was a libel filed by the appellees against the steamship Lake Fontanet to recover for damages to coffee shipped by that vessel from the Brazilian ports of Rio Janeiro and Victoria to New Orleans. The libel charged that the coffee was damaged by sweat and water, by reason of it not having been stowed with proper dunnage, and by reason of the master, his officers, and crew not taking proper precautions in the custody and care of the coffee. When the vessel was loaded and sailed from the Brazilian ports in December, 1919, the weather was warm and damp. During the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Clark v. BarnwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  3. Cau v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
  4. Charnock v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
  5. The GlenlochyDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1915

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. The IndienCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1934
  2. Bache v. Silver Line, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  3. Wellman v. Toyo Kisen Kabushiki KaishaDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1936
  4. The Charles RohdeDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1925
  5. Green v. Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid WorksDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1928

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