RICHARDSON ET AL. v. GODDARD ET AL.


64 U.S. 28 (____)

23 How. 28

CHARLES RICHARDSON AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS OF THE BARQUE TANGIER, APPELLANTS, v. DAVID GODDARD AND OTHERS.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Shepley for the appellants, and by Mr. Cushing for the appellees.


Mr. Justice GRIER delivered the opinion of the court.

The barque "Tangier, a foreign vessel in the port of Boston," is charged in the libel with a failure to deliver certain bales of cotton, according to her contract of affreightment. The answer admits the contract, and alleges a full compliance with it, by a delivery of the cargo on the wharf; and that after such delivery, a part of the cargo was consumed by fire, before it...

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