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Crain Brothers Inc. v. Duquesne Slag Co. by Scribd Government Docs is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a court case regarding damages from barges that broke loose from their moorings during a storm and damaged other barges. The court found the defendant liable for negligence but questioned some of the damages awarded. Specifically, the court found the evidence insufficient to support awards for loss of use ("detention damages") because the plaintiffs did not charter substitute barges or prove lost profits. The court will allow the plaintiffs to submit additional evidence on detention

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