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St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corp. v. Companhia Geral, 263 U.S. 119 (1923)
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St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corp. v. Companhia Geral, 263 U.S. 119 (1923)
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St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corporation v. Companhia Geral Commercial do Rio de Janeiro No. 43 Argued October 4, 1923 Decided November 12, 1923 263 U.S. 119
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. A preliminary freight reservation agreement for carriage of goods "on or under deck, ship’s option," and subject "to terms of bills of lading in use by steamer’s agents," gives the ship an option as to place of stowage, and, in the absence of a general port custom to the contrary, the issuance thereafter of a clean bill of lading amounts to a positive representation by the ship that the option has been exercised and that the goods will go under deck. P. 123.
2. Where rosin shipped under a clean bill of lading was stowed on deck, and was jettisoned during the voyage to relieve the ship in a storm, held that the ship was liable as for a deviation, could not escape by reason of relieving clauses in the bill, and must pay damages measured by the value of the goods at destination. P. 124.
280 F. 553 affirmed.
Certiorari to a decree of the circuit court of appeals which affirmed a decree of the district court, in admiralty awarding damages against a ship for loss of cargo.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corp. v. Companhia Geral, 263 U.S. 119 (1923) in 263 U.S. 119 263 U.S. 122. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89EVLK177G7MRWC.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corp. v. Companhia Geral, 263 U.S. 119 (1923), in 263 U.S. 119, page 263 U.S. 122. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89EVLK177G7MRWC.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in St. Johns N.F. Shipping Corp. v. Companhia Geral, 263 U.S. 119 (1923). cited in 1923, 263 U.S. 119, pp.263 U.S. 122. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=89EVLK177G7MRWC.
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