Legal Opinion
The Rita Sister
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 23, 1946No. 67, 79 of 1944PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
These libels were filed to recover for damage to several shipments of rabbit skins and for damage and shortage in a shipment of brandy. All the merchandise in question was carried from Spain to Philadelphia, in the Spanish ship, Rita Sister, arriving May 11, 1944.
Findings of Fact.
1. Shipments of rabbit skins totaling 428 bales, as set forth in the libels, were received by this ship, in good order and condition, at Barcelona, Spain.
Comment: The undisputed testimony of the ship’s officers is that these skins were in good order and appeared dry and that there were no…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schnell v. the VallescuraSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Wessels v. the AsturiasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Habicht Braun & Co. v. KaishaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
3Cited by8 opinions
- Heinrich C. Horn, of the M/s Heinz Horn v. Cia De Navegacion Fruco, S.A. And J. R. Atkins, D/B/A Alabama Fruit and Produce Companu, Cia De Navegacion Fruco, S.A. And J. R. Atkins, D/B/A Albama Fruit and Produce Company v. Heinrich C. Horn, of the M/s Heinz HornCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Horn v. Cia de Navegacion FrucoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Grace Line, Inc. v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Larsen v. Insurance Company of North AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1965
- Pacific Tall Ships Co. v. Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.