MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The answer we shall give to the question certified by the Circuit Court of Appeals must be determined by the meaning and effect which should be given to the act of February 13, 1893, c. 105, 27 Stat. 445, known as the Harter Act. Admittedly, upon the facts conceded to exist in the present case, the owner of the ship has no right to a general average contribution from the cargo, unless...
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