Legal Opinion
Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co. v. River Terminals Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1959No. 155PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
On September 24, 1944, the barge Peter B, carrying a cargo of molasses, sank in 30 feet of water at dockside in Texas City, Texas. Although the barge was eventually raised, the cargo, allegedly valued at some $26,000, was largely or totally lost.
Petitioner, Southwestern Sugar & Molasses Co., charterer of the barge and owner of the cargo, filed a libel against respondent, River Terminals Corporation, a water carrier certificated under Part III of the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U. S. C. § 901 et seq., seeking recovery of damages for the loss of cargo and for-expenses occasioned in the raising…
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