THE CHESTER VALLEY

No. 261.

28 F.Supp. 290 (1939)

THE CHESTER VALLEY. TEXAS STAR FLOUR MILLS v. LYKES BROS.-RIPLEY S. S. CO., Inc.

District Court, E. D. Louisiana.

July 17, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deutsch & Kerrigan, of New Orleans, La. (David Gertler, of New Orleans, La., of counsel), for libelant.

Terriberry, Young, Rault & Carroll, of New Orleans, La. (Benjamin W. Yancey, of New Orleans, La., of counsel) for respondent.


BORAH, District Judge.

This is a suit in admiralty to recover damages for injury to a shipment of flour on respondent's steamship Chester Valley from Galveston, Texas, to Rotterdam, Holland. The flour, receipt of which "in apparent good order and condition * * * (quality * * * contents * * * unknown) "was recited in the bill of lading, was delivered in Rotterdam damaged by taint. The libel alleges that the Chester Valley was a common carrier, that the merchandise...

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