Legal Opinion
Dibrell Bros. v. Prince Line, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1932No. 305PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Libelant shipped hogsheads of tobacco on board the respondent’s vessel for common carriage from Norfolk, Va., to Kobe, Japan. During the voyage some of the hogsheads wore damaged by sea water used'to extinguish a fire in a bunker compartment adjacent to that in which the tobacco was stowed. The libel seeks general average contribution from the respondent not only for the ship’s share, but also for the share chargeable to sound cargo which the vessel delivered without taking security for general average contribution. The answer admits that the libelant sustained a general…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Botsford v. Union Marine Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1893
- Gillet v. EllisIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
- Heye v. North German LloydDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1887
- American Nav. Co. v. C. G. Blake Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- The Santa AnaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1907
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