The Hadji
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Admiralty.
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
The proofs show satisfactorily that the libelant’s merchandise was injured by the sea-water which entered the hold of the Hadji through the seams of the ballast-tanks, owing to the faulty construction of the tank. The top of the tank was not made sufficiently rigid; its motion removed the head of the rivets which fastened the seams between the several plates of iron forming the top, and the water from the tank entered by the opened seams. The goods were shipped under a bill of lading containing various restrictions of liability on the part of the carrier, among which was the following: “No…
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