Legal Opinion
The City of Baton Rouge
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Louisiana
Decided December 15, 1883PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Admiralty Appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
Libel in rem to recover damages for the breach of a contract made between libelant and the master of the steam-boat City of Baton Rouge, to convey certain molasses from libelant’s plantation, in the parish of Iberville, to St. Louis, “it being agreed that said mojassos would bo taken on board for conveyance to St. Louis on or about January 25,1883, the said steam-boat being on her down *462vtrip from St. Louis when said contract was made, and it being intended by said contract that said molasses would be taken on board said steam-boat on her return and up trip to St. Louis.” The breach alleged is…
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