THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE


49 F.2d 291 (1930)

THE EMPRESS OF FRANCE. DUBLE v. CANADIAN PACIFIC S. S. CO., Limited.

District Court, E. D. New York.

January 27, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry D. Thirkield, of New York City, for libelant.

Hardin, Hess, Eder & Freschi, of New York City (H. B. Elgar, of New York City, of counsel), for respondent.


INCH, District Judge.

Libelant was a passenger on the steamship Empress of France owned and operated by the respondent, Canadian Pacific Railway Company. His trunk was placed in the trunk room of the steamship which room was forward, on F deck, and was entered through No. 3 hatch. This hatch had its top exit at C deck, forward of the main house.

When the ship left Southampton, west bound, January 26, 1926, the top of this hatch was covered by a hatch cover...

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