Legal Opinion
Consumers Import Co. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1943No. 120PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This appeal comes before us from a decree in the admiralty exonerating the owner and the bareboat charterer of the S. S. “Venice Maru” from liability for damage to her cargo by a fire which occurred on board that vessel between Los Angeles and Balboa in August 1934. The appeal also involves the repayment by the bare-boat charterer 'of certain cash payments made to it by cargo owners as contributions in general average. The decree directed the charterer to refund these and the charterer and the owner have filed cross assignments of error. We shall first consider the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Craig v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- The JasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by18 opinions
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