MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
Two questions are presented by the record in this case: First, whether the steamship company was liable at all under its bill of lading for the non-delivery of the goods at Savanilla; second, whether such liability was limited to the sum of $100 for each package.
1. Both the District Court and the Court of Appeals held the company to be liable under section 1 of the Harter Act,...
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