Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co. v. United States

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

It will facilitate the discussion of the respective rights of the parties to this appeal to consider first whether the crosslibellant is entitled to recover from the cargo underwriters any balance due in General Average. It is argued that the shipowner should recover General Average contribution because of an agreement made on November 24, 1920, to settle all controversies by- a General Average adjustment. The agreement provided as follows :

“On fire and beached at Port of Spain, Trinidad. The cargo of coal has been badly wetted in extinguishing the fire, the…