Luckenbach v. W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Co.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1918-12-09

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Mr. Justice Brandéis delivered the opinion of the court. The W. J. McCahan Sugar Refining Company shipped a cargo of sugar from Porto Rico to Philadelphia by the Julia Luckenbach, which was under charter to the Insular Line; and the cargo suffered severe damage. In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York, a libel seeking da…

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