Six Hundred & Thirty Casks of Sherry
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
[Appeal from the district court of the United States for the Southern district of New York.] This was an appeal by the claimants from a decree of the district court in favor of the libellants (Vaughan v. Six Hundred and Thirty Casks of Sherry [Case No. 16,900]), in a suit in rem, in admiralty.
1Opinion of the Court
WAITE, Circuit .,ustice.
On or about April 12th, 1873, John Haurie, Nephew, shipped on board the ship Hudson, whereof the libellant was master, at Cadiz, Spain, 630 quarter casks of sherry wine, to be transported to New York and there delivered to the shipper, or his assigns, he or they paying freight and primage therefor, amounting to $806 25, in gold. Bills of lading in the usual form, signed by the master, were delivered to the shipper, specifying that the casks were in good order and well conditioned, but which contained the following clause; “Weight and contents unknown; not liable for…
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