Maryland Transp. Co. v. Dempsey
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore; John C. Rose, Judge. Consolidated libels by John J. Dempsey, trading as Dempsey & Sons, and another, against the Maryland Transportation Company. From a decree in favor of the libelants (269 Fed. 665), defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WADDIDU, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, in admiralty, whereby the appellant was adjudged liable for the loss of the barge Curtin, belonging to Dempsey & Sons, and its cargo of fertilizer, belonging to the Miller Fertilizer Company, the appellees. Separate *96libels were filed, which were consolidated by the District Court, as they involved the same subject-matter. The appellant, in its joint answer to the two cases, denied all liability for the loss, and interposed the claim of limitation of its liability to the…
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