SWAN, Circuit Judge.
Libelant shipped hogsheads of tobacco on board the respondent's vessel for common carriage from Norfolk, Va., to Kobe, Japan. During the voyage some of the hogsheads were damaged by sea water used to extinguish a fire in a bunker compartment adjacent to that in which the tobacco was stowed. The libel seeks general average contribution from the respondent not only for the ship's share, but also for the share chargeable to sound cargo which the...
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