Indussa Corporation v. SS Ranborg

MEMORANDUM

TENNEY, District Judge.

Claimants, as alleged owners of S. S. “RANBORG”, (hereinafter referred to as “RANBORG”) move herein for an order declining jurisdiction of this suit for cargo damage. The facts out of which this litigation arises are as follows:

Libelant, a New York corporation, was the consignee of a shipment of nails and barbed wire which was delivered to RAN-BORG in Antwerp, Belgium, for delivery to San Francisco, California. Each bill of lading states that the goods were in “apparent good order and condition.” Libelant alleges that upon receipt in San Francisco, the cargo…