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Armand Schmoll, Inc. v. Commonwealth & Dominion Line, Ltd.

259 N.Y. 613 Court N.Y. Decision date 1932-06-02 English

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Armand Schmoll, Inc., Respondent, v. Commonwealth & Dominion Line, Ltd., Appellant.
(Argued May 11, 1932;
decided June 2, 1932.)
L. deGrove Potter, John J. Heckman and Joseph W. Whelan for appellant.
Neil P. Cullom and James E. Freehill for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs. Held, that while it was error to place the burden of proving seaworthiness upon the defendant, yet this ruling was harmless in view of all the evidence. No opinion.

Concur: Pound, Ch. J., Crane, Lehman, Kellogg, O’Brien, Hubbs and Crouch, JJ.