Balch v. 1,261,000 Feet of Lumber
Citations
- 120 F. 6
- 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 4454
- 57 C.C.A. 26
Syllabus
<p>1. Shipping — Owner and Charterer — Responsibility for Shortage of Cargo.</p> <p>Evidence considered, and held not to sustain the claim of a charterer for damages because the ship, which was chartered for the voyage for a lump sum, failed to take a cargo of lumber and timber to its full capacity, by reason of improper stowage by the master, but to show that the improper stowage, which was admitted,, was due to the failure of the charterer to furnish lumber of the proper dimensions, at the proper times, to enable the master to load properly.</p>
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- four-week trial with sixteen witnesses, three of whom testified in Italian through an interpreter
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Judges: Acheson
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