Navigazone Libera Triestina v. Garcia & Maggini Co.

(after stating the facts as above).

The appellant contends that the record conclusively established that the appellant did exercise reasonable moans to make the ventilating fan system seaworthy, and points to the evidence that the chief engineer of the vessel joined it during its building and was put aboard to see the mounting of the motors, and remained with the ship from that time until the end of the voyage; that prior to departing from Trieste he inspected the ventilating system and fan and surveyed all parts thereof, and before installing the same inspected the material of all portions thereof, and inspected the mounting of them and the testing of them, and that all were in good order; that in his opinion the breaking! down of the apparatus was caused from a defect which he could not discover at the time of the installation thereof; that every four or five days throughout tho voyage test was made of the ventilating machinery and the fan by visual inspection and by tapping the ballbearings and other pieces of the machinery, and that at Puntarenas and San José tho chief engineer dismounted the housing and looked inside and found everything in good condition. The captain of the…