THACHER, District Judge.
Upon the proofs presented at the trial the petitioners clearly showed seaworthiness at the commencement of the voyage, and accordingly that they were prima facie entitled to limit their liability to the value of the vessel and her pending freights. Claimants' witnesses who testified in court impressed me as unreliable, and upon the whole case I have no hesitation in finding that the vessel was in fact seaworthy. But if it had been shown that...
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