Legal Opinion

The Menominee

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 26, 1924No. 923Published

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

The libelant shipped cargo on the steamship Montana at New York for transportation to London. The bills of lading contained the following clauses:

“The vessel shall be at liberty * * * to tow and be towed * * * to assist vessels in distress, to deviate for the purpose of saving life or property. * * * The ocean carrier shall not be liable for * * * any loss or damage caused by the prolongation of the voyage.”

Section 3 of the Harter Act (Comp. St. § 8031) contains the provision that neither the vessel transporting merchandise nor her owner shall be held…

2Cases cited5 opinions

Mason v. Ship BlaireauSupreme Court of the United States · 1804
Compagnie Commerciale de Transport a Vapeur Francaise v. Charente Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1893
Morris Beef Co. v. The Wells CityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
National Steamship Co. v. The HeklaDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1894
Goldsmith v. North German Lloyd, etc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1884