Common Carriage of Cargo

2d Cir 9th Cir aff'd agent barge Beaufort Scale bill of lading bunkers cargo owner cargo resulting carrier is liable carrier's liability carrier's obligation carrier's right cause charter party claim claimant common carrier complaint condition consignee contract of carriage contractual port court held custody damage to cargo decisions deck delivered discharge district court due diligence Edmund Fanning effect entitled established exemption from liability exercise due diligence fault filed Fire Statute Harter Act hatch lading provision liberty clause lighter limitation of liability loss of cargo loss or damage Luckenbach Maru master N.D. Cal navigation package parties pending freight pier plaintiff port of loading privity proper delivery Rules Sea Act sea peril Seaworthiness Requires seeking limitation ship shipment shipper statutory exemption steamship Ching Chang stowage stowed Supp Supreme Court tank tion unjustifiable deviation unreasonable deviation unseaworthy vessel owner vessel sailed voyage York