District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania May 7, 1915, No. 16 of 1910 (The Anna)

DICKINSON, District Judge.

There is no controversy here over the facts. The case is really one to be determined by the query: Upon whom rests the burden of proof ? The case was tried and has been argued in a spirit of fairness and frankness which is more than commendable — it is admirable.

The libelants shipped by the steamship Anna a quantity of vegetable fiber.