Vulcanite Roofing Co. v. Commonwealth S. S. Co.

GRONER, District Judge.

This case is here on appeal from a decree of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The action was commenced by a libel in personam filed May 20, 1920, to recover damages in the sum of $275,000 sustained by a cargo of roofing material shipped on the steamship Turret Crown, for carriage to Genoa, under bills of lading issued on the 15th day of February, 1918. 'The Turret Crown sailed from New York for Genoa on February 25, 1918, and, encountering heavy weather, sustained serious damage, necessitating her return to New York, where she…