HAZEL, District Judge.
Exceptions filed to the libel in this case against the steamer Milwaukee present the question of whether the contract for the use of the vessel for storage of grain at the port of arrival is a maritime contract, within the admiralty jurisdiction. The bills of lading specifically provide for shipment of the grain in good condition in holds 3 and 4 of the after deck of the vessel, and then state, "now in the port of Buffalo, N. Y., for storage...
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