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THE LA DROME

43 F.2d 241 (1923)

THE LA DROME (three cases).

District Court, S. D. New York.

May 2, 1923.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bigham, Englar & Jones, of New York City (Henry B. Potter, Ezra G. Benedict Fox, and Raymond S. Stocking, all of New York City, of counsel), for libelants.

Joseph P. Nolan, of New York City, for claimant.

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, District Judge.

The foregoing libels were filed for sweat damage to walnuts shipped from Bordeaux to New York on the steamship La Drome. The Jaburg walnuts were shelled and the other walnuts were unshelled. The defense relied upon was that damages occasioned by sweating of the ship or by inherent nature of the cargo were excepted in the bills of lading. The exception was as follows:

"Rule 2. — The shipowner is not responsible for the...

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