Legal Opinion
W. A. Lighter & Co. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 29, 1928No. 16830PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNS, District Judge.
Libelant claims damages for unreasonable delay on 200 bales of cotton destined from New Orleans to Bremen. By a written contract of affreightment, dated March 29, 1920, the Steele Steamship Line, as operating agent for the United States Shipping Board Emergency Pleet Corporation, agreed to move the cotton by the steamship West Zucker or substitute; “delivery to suit steamer expected middle April.”
On April 30th libelant delivered the cotton to the ship’s agent, taking a custody bill of lading on the Liverpool Conference form, reciting that the cargo had been received for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- The CaledoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The IndrapuraDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1909
- The PrussiaDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1900
- Cohn v. United States Shipping BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Pensacola Lumber & Timber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
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- The SalvoreDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1931
- W. A. Lighter & Co. v. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929