Legal Opinion
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Brasileiro
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 3, 1947No. 143, Docket 20427PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from a decree in a proceeding by a shipowner to limit its liability for damage by fire and water to the cargo of the ship, “Pocone.” As the total claims arc less than the conceded value of the ship, no question of limitation arises; and the first and chief issue is of the own er’s liability under the fire statute: 1 that is to say, whether the fire was “caused by its design or neglect.” A second and subsidiary issue is of the owner’s liability for water damage, but, as will appear, this it will be unnecessary to decide. The facts, substantially as the…
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