Potter v. The Majestic
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Libel by G-race Howard Potter and others against the steamship Majestic for breach of a contract of carriage. Libelants obtained a decree. The claimant, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, appeals.
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Libel by G-race Howard Potter and others against the steamship Majestic for breach of a contract of carriage. Libelants obtained a decree. The claimant, the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, appeals. Appeal by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, claimant of the steamship Majestic, from a decree of the district court for the southern district of New York in favor of the libelants. 56 Fed. 244. The libel was filed to recover for an injury to the contents of certain trunks on a voyage from Liverpool to New York.
1Opinion of the Court
SHIPMAN, Circuit Judge.
The two ladies and their maid who are the three libelants took passage on January 20, 1892, at Liverpool for New York, on board the steamer Majestic. The vessel arrived in New York on January 28th. The contents of their trunks were found to have been saturated with salt water, and to have been damaged to the amount of §2,828.50. The baggage was stowed in compartment No. 3 of the orlop deck, where the mails were also stowed. This compartment is about 25 feet in length, has watertight bulkheads at each end, and is ordinarily a safe and convenient place for the baggage of…
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