Legal Opinion
Bache v. Silver Line, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 26, 1940No. 187PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The district judge has satisfactorily stated the general facts in this case (The M. V. Silversandal, D.C., 26 F.Supp. 61) and we shall proceed upon the assumption of a familiarity with what he said. The claimant’s liability must rest upon one of two theories; that the rubber was stowed negligently judged by the customary standard of the trade; or that that standard was so unfair that it should not be incorporated in the contract of carriage. As to the first of these positions, the libellants’ witness, Eriksen, was really the only one to criticize the stowage at all, and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The Tj HooperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Bank Line, Ltd. v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
- Ketterer v. Armour & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- The TitaniaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1883
- Spang Chalfant & Co. v. Dimon SS CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hercules, Inc. v. Stevens Shipping Co., Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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- Gulf Puerto Rico Lines, Inc. v. Associated Food Co., Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1973
- United States v. Ultramar Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- The PonceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1946
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