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W. A. LIGHTER & CO. v. UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD, ETC.

No. 16830.

24 F.2d 536 (1928)

W. A. LIGHTER & CO. v. UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION.

District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

February 29, 1928.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris B. Redmann (of Merrick, Schwarz, Guste, Barnett & Redmann), of New Orleans, La., for libelant.

E. F. Henriques, Sp. Asst. in Admiralty to U. S. Atty., of New Orleans, La.

BURNS, District Judge.

Libelant claims damages for unreasonable delay on 200 bales of cotton destined from New Orleans to Bremen. By a written contract of affreightment, dated March 29, 1920, the Steele Steamship Line, as operating agent for the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, agreed to move the cotton by the steamship West Zucker or substitute; "delivery to suit steamer expected middle April."

On April 30th libelant delivered the...

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