Kimball v. Brander
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FORTHE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is an action for the recovery of the freight on two hundred and ninety-eight bales of cotton and six packs of peltry, shipped on board the plaintiff’s steamboat Saratoga, at Ecore a Fabre, and delivered to the defendants as consignees in New-Orleans. The sum claimed is four hundred and fifty dollars.
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APPEAL FROM THE PARISH COURT FORTHE PARISH AND CITY OF NEW-ORLEANS. This is an action for the recovery of the freight on two hundred and ninety-eight bales of cotton and six packs of peltry, shipped on board the plaintiff’s steamboat Saratoga, at Ecore a Fabre, and delivered to the defendants as consignees in New-Orleans. The sum claimed is four hundred and fifty dollars. The defendants pleaded the general issue; and that the cotton and peltry which was shipped in good order, was damaged by the negligent conduct of the plaintiffs to the amount of four hundred and forty-seven dollars and…
1Opinion of the CourtBullard, J.
This suit is instituted by the owners of the steamboat Saratoga, to recover of the defendant freight on a lot of cotton and peltry from the Ecore a Fabre to New-Orleans. The defendants in their answer allege that the cotton when delivered was damaged, and they claim in reconvention the damages sustained by the deterioration of the cotton.
The bill of lading is in the usual form, stating that the cotton and other articles were shipped in good order and well-conditioned. A bill of exceptions was taken by the defendants to the admission of evidence on the part of the plaintiffs, *713to show that the…
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