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BUTLER ASPINALL, K.C., and JOHN BRIDGE ASPINALL,
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VOL. X I., N E W SERIES.
From 1908 to 1911.
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1911
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1STAMES OF T H E CASES
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PAGE A b e rd o n ia n , T h e ... 3 9 3 A b r a m L y l e a n d S ons v. O w n e rs o f s te a m s h ip
S c h w a n ... 28 6 A k tie s e ls k a b e t H e k la v. B r y s o n , J a m ie s o n , a n d
C o. ... 186
A n d e rs e n v. M a r te n ... 85
A n g lo - A lg e r ia n S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d (1 8 9 6 ) v. H o u ld e r L in e , L i m i t e d ... 45
A n n ie , T h e ... 213
A r g e n tin a , E l ... 280
A s tra k h a n , T h e ... 390
A s t r a l S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. O w n e rs o f th e T o n g a r ir o , h e r c a rg o a n d f r e i g h t ; T h e D r u m la n r ig ... 4 5 1 , 520 B a k e r v. A d a m ... 368
B a r q u e R o b e r t S. B e s n a rd C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d v• M u r t o n ... 299
B a x t e r ’ s L e a th e r C o m p a n y v. R o y a l M a il S te a m P a c k e t C o m p a n y ... 98
B e n n e tts a n d Co. v. J. a n d A . B r o w n ... 10
B ie n , T h e ... „ ... 558
B la n c h e , T h e (N o . 1) ... 37
B la n c h e , T h e (N o . 2) ... 75
B o a r d o f T r a d e v. A n g lo - A m e r ic a n O il C o m p a n y L im it e d ... 599
B o u c a u , T h e ... 2 4 0 B r a e m o u n t S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. A n d r e w W e ir a n d C o... 345
B r a n d y v. O w n e rs o f th e S te a m s h ip R a p h a e l. . 541
B r i t i s h a n d M e x ic a n S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. L o c k e t t B r o th e r s a n d Co. L i m i t e d 565 B ru x e U e s v ille , T h e ... 24
B u r g is a n d o th e r s v. C o n s ta n tin e ... 130
B u rg o s v. N a s o im e n to ; M c K e a n d , C la im a n t . . 181
B u te s h ire , T h e ... 2 7 8 C adeby, T h e ... 2 8 5 C a iro , T h e ... 161
C a lc u tt a S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. A n d r e w W e ir a n d C o ... 395
C h a rlo tte , T h e ... 87
C h a r te re d B a n k o f I n d ia , A u s t r a lia , a n d C h in a v - B r i t i s h I n d i a S te a m N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y 2 4 5 PAGI C h in a N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y v. A s ia tic P e tr o - le u m C o m p a n y ... 310
C it y o f B e r lin , T h e ... 4
C lu th a B o a t (N o . 147) T h e ... 199
C o c k a tric e , T h e ...' ... . 50
C om et, T h e ... . . . * . 497
C o m p a ñ ía S a n s in e n a d e C a rn e s C o n g e la d a s v. H o u ld e r B r o th e r s a n d C o. L i m i t e d a n d o th e rs 525 C o o p e r v. C la re ’ s L ig h te r a g e C o m p a n y L im it e d T h e A n n ie ... 213
C o rd e lia , T h e ... 202
C o r in th ia n , T h e ...20 8 , 264 C o r n w a ll C o u n ty C o u n c il, v. O c e a n ic S te a m N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d ... 149
C o r y a n d S ons L i m i t e d v. F r a n c e F e n w ic k a n d C o. L i m i t e d ... 499
C 'raigeU achie, T h e ... 103
C ra ig h a ll, T h e ... 41 9 C u n a rd S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y , R e ... 146
C u n a rd S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. H e p - w o o d ... 147
C u r r a n , T h e ... 449
D a w lis h , T h e ... 4 9 6 D e a c o n (a p p .) v. E v a n s (re s p .) ... 5 5 0 D e n a b y a n d C a d e b y M a in C o llie rie s L i m i t e d v. A n s o n ... 34 8, 471 D r a u p n e r , T h e ... 4 3 6 D r u m la n r ig , T h e ... 45 1, 5 2 0 E a s t 1 L o n d o n H a r b o u r B o a r d v. C a le d o n ia S h ip p in g C o m p a n y ; sa m e v. C o lo n ia l F is h e rie s C o m p a n y ... 59
E g y p tia n , T h e ... 3 2 3 , 388 E l A r g e n tin a ... 2 8 0 E ld e r , D e m p s te r a n d Co. v. D u n n a n d C o...337
E tn a , T h e ... 30
E u r o p a , T h e ... 19
E z a r d ia n , T h e ... 602
F a ir f ie ld S h ip b u ild in g a n d E n g in e e r in g C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. G a r d n e r M o u n t a in a n d Co. L i m i t e d ... 5 9 4 F o o n g T a i a n d C o. v. B u e h h e is te r a n d C o... 122
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MARITIME LAW CASES.
NAMES OF CASES.
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F o r fa r s h ir e , T h e ... 158
F r a n k f o r t , T h e ... 326
G e n fo r s ik r in g s A k tie s e ls k a b e t ( S k a n d in a v ia R e in s u ra n c e C o m p a n y o f C o p e n h a g e n ) v. D a C o s ta ... 548
G e n o c h io (a p p .) v. S te w a r d ( r e s p . ) ... 226
Gere, T h e ... 243
G la d ia to r, T h e ... 152
G la d y s , T h e ... 35 2 G la s g o w A s s u ra n c e C o r p o r a tio n L i m i t e d v. W i ll i a m S y m o n d s o n a n d C o... 583
G la s g o w N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. H o w a r d B r o th e r s a n d C o ...376
G la s g o w N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y v. I r o n O re C o m p a n y ... 387
G r a n t v. O w n e rs o f S te a m s h ip E g y p tia n ; T h e E g y p t ia n ... 3 2 3 , 388 G re e n s h ie ld s , C o w ie , a n d Co. v. T h o m a s S te v e n s a n d S ons ... 167
G ro ve h u rst, T h e ... 4 4 0 G u ild h a ll, T h e ... 58
H a g e n , T h e ... 66
H a l l i d a y (a p p .) v. T a ffs ( r e s p . ) ... 57 4 H a m e l a n d H o r le y v. P e n in s u la r a n d O r ie n ta l S te a m N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y ... 71
H a y l e t (a p p .) v. T h o m p s o n (re s p .) ... 512
H a ze lm e re , T h e ... 536
H . G . H a r p e r a n d Co. v. V ig e rs B r o th e r s . . . . 2 7 5 H o p p e r N o . 66, T h e ... 37
H o u ld e r B r o th e r s a n d Co. v. C o m m is s io n e r o f P u b lic W o r k s ; C o m m is s io n e r o f P u b lic W o r k s v. H o u ld e r B r o th e r s a n d Co. ... 61
H u n ts m a n , T h e ... 606
H u t c h in s B r o th e r s v. R o y a l E x c h a n g e A s s u ra n c e ... 580
I n t e r n a t io n a le G u a n o - en - S u p e r p h o s p h a a t- w e rk e n v. R o b e r t M a c A n d r e w a n d C o...271
J a m e s N e ls o n a n d S ons, L im it e d v. N e ls o n L in e L im it e d ... 1
J a r d in e , M a th e s o n , a n d Co. L i m i t e d v. C ly d e S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 3 8 4 PAGE L o n d o n J o i n t S to c k B a n k L i m i t e d v. B r i t i s h A m s te r d a m M a r it im e A g e n c y L i m i t e d . . . . 571
L y d e r h o m C o m p a n y L im it e d , th e S a ilin g S h ip v. D u n c a n , P o x , a n d C o ... 291
M a c b e th a n d C o. v. M a r it im e In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y ... 52
M a o r i K i n g , O w n e rs o f th e v. W a r r e n ... 248
M a ré c h a l S u ch e t, T h e ... 553
M a r k t a n d Co. L i m i t e d v. T h e K n i g h t S te a m s h ip s C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ; S a le a n d F r a z a r L i m i t e d v. T h e K n i g h t S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 460
M a r r i o t t v. Y e o w a r d B r o th e r s ... 30 6 M a r s h a ll v. O w n e rs o f S te a m s h ip W ild R ose ... 25 1, 4 0 9 M c D e r m o t t (P a u p e r) v. O w n e rs o f th e T in to r e tto 515 M e n tz , D e c k e r , a n d Co. v. M a r it im e In s u r a n c e C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 339
M e r c a n t ile S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d a n d D a le v. H a l l ... 273
M e r c h is to n S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L im it e d (a p p s .) v. T u r n e r (re s p .) ... 487
M i l l a r ’s K a r r i a n d J a r r a h C o m p a n y (1 9 0 2 ) v. W e d d e l, T u r n e r , a n d C o ... 184
M o e l T r y v a n S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v. A n d r e w W e ir a n d C o ... 34 2 , 46 9 M o n t r e a l L i g h t , H e a t , a n d P o w e r C o m p a n y v. S e d g w ic k a n d o th e rs ... 437
M u d ie a n d Co. v. S tr ie k ... 235
N a d o r , T h e ... 283
O ta g o F a r m e r s ’ C o -o p e r a tiv e A s s o c ia tio n o f N e w Z e a la n d L i m i t e d v. T h o m p s o n ... 403
O w n e rs , M a s te r , a n d C re w o f th e L ig h t s h ip C om et v. O w n e rs o f H o p p e r B a rg e W . H . N o . 1 497 O w n e rs o f C a rg o o f S te a m s h ip T o n g a r ir o v. A s t r a l S h ip p in g C o m p a n y ... 5 2 0 O w n e rs o f t h e G u ild h a ll v. G e n e ra l S te a m N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y ; T h e G u ild h a ll . . . . 58
O w n e rs o f th e M a o r i K i n g v. W a r r e n ... 24 8 O w n e rs o f th e S te a m s h ip D r a u p n e r v. O w n e rs o f th e C a rg o o f th e D r a u p n e r ; T h e D r a u p n e r 4 3 6 O w n e rs o f th e S te a m s h ip K n u ts f o r d v. E . T illm a n n s a n d C o ... 105
K i r k w a l l , T h e ... 173
K is h v. T a y lo r S ons a n d C o ... 4 2 1 , 544 K n ig h t C o m m a n d e r, T h e ... 4 6 0 K n ig h t E r r a n t a n d H o p p e r B a rg e W . H . N o . 1, T h e ... 407
K n u ts fo r d , T h e ... 105
L a rs e n v. S y lv e s te r a n d C o ... 78
L e a c h a n d Co. L i m i t e d v. R o y a l M a il S te a m P a c k e t C o m p a n y ... 587
L e o n is S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y , L i m i t e d v. J o s e p h R a n k L i m i t e d ... 142
L in d s a y a n d o th e r s v. K l e i n ... 562
L o n d o n a n d I n d i a D o c k s C o m p a n y v. T h a m e s S te a m T u g a n d L ig h te r a g e C o m p a n y ; S am e v. M c D o u g a ll a n d B o n t h r o n L im it e d ; S am e v. P a g e , S on, a n d E a s t L i m i t e d ... 162
P ic to n , T h e ... 35 8 P itg a v e n e y , T h e ... 4 2 9 P o ly n e s ie n , T h e ... 35 4 P o r t H u n t e r , T h e ... 49 2 P o rts m o u th , T h e ... 530
P r in c e L e o p o ld de B e lg iq u e , T h e ... •■. 203
R a p h a e l, T h e ... 541
R e a d in g , T h e ... 35
R e C u n a r d S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y ... 146 R e d e r ia k tie s e ls k a b e t “ S u p e r io r ” v. D e w a r
a n d W e b b ... ... 23 2 , 295 R e d “ R ” S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v.
A l l a t i n i B r o th e r s a n d o th e rs . . . . 192, 3 1 7 , 43 4 R e p u b lic o f B o l i v i a v. I n d e m n it y M u t u a l M a r in e
A s s u ra n c e C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 11 7, 218
M ARITIME LAW CASES.
VNAMES OF CASES.
R ic h e lie u a n d O n t a r io N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y v. T a y l o r ... 3 1 5 R ie v a u lx A b b e y , T h e ... 4 2 7
R iggall and S o n v. G r e a t C e n tr a l R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ... 303 R o a n o k e , T h e ... . . . . ... 253
Rosin a n d T u r p e n t in e I m p o r t C o. L i m i t e d v. B . J a c o b a n d S ons L i m i t e d ... 23 1 , 2 6 0 , 363 R o y a l M a il S te a m P a c k e t C o m p a n y v. R iv e r
P la te S te a m P a c k e t C o m p a n y ... 3 7 2
S a ilin g S h ip K y n a n c e C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v.
Y o u n g ... , ... 596 S a ilin g S h ip L y d e r h o r n C o m p a n y L i m i t e d v.
Duncan, F o x , and C o ... 2 3 7 , 291 S a le a n d F r a z a r L i m i t e d v. T h e K n i g h t S te a m
s h ip s C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 4 6 0 S a ly b ia , T h e ... 358 S c h w a n , T h e ... 2 1 5 , 2 8 6 S e y m o lic u s , T h e ... 2 0 6 S ir J o h n J a c k s o n L i m i t e d v. O w n e rs o f th e
S te a m s h ip B la n c h e a n d o th e r s ... 37
Smackman v. G e n e ra l S te a m N a v ig a t io n
Company ... 14
South A m e r ic a n E x p o r t S y n d ic a te L im it e d a n d a n o th e r v . F e d e r a l S te a m N a v ig a t io n C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 195 S te a m s h ip N e w O rle a n s C o m p a n y L i m i t e d
v • T h e L o n d o n P r o v in c ia l M a r in e a n d G e n e ra l In s u r a n c e C o m p a n y L i m i t e d . . . . 225 S t. J o h n P i l o t C o m m is s io n e rs v. C u m b e rla n d
R ailw ay a n d C o a l C o m p a n y ... 312 S t- P a u l, T h e ... 15 2, 169 S tra s s v. S p ille r s a n d B a k e r s L i m i t e d ... 590
S u e v ic , T h e (N o . 1) ...
S u e v ic , T h e (N o . 2 ) ...
T a t ja n a , T h e ...
T h o r m a n v. D o w g a te S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ...
T in to r e tto , T h e ...
T o lm e B u n g e v . O w n e rs o f th e E u r o p a ...
T r y s t , T h e ...
T u rq u o is e , T h e ...
V e n tu re , T h e ...
W a ts o n B r o th e r s v. M y s o re M a n g a n e s e C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ...
W a ts o n a n d P a r k e r v. G r e g o r y ; T h e C a ir o . . W h in n e y v. M o s s S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L i m i t e d ... 38 1, W . H . N o . 1, T h e ...
W ie n e r a n d C o. v. W ils o n s a n d F u rn e s s - L e y la n d L in e L i m i t e d ...
W ild B ose, T h e ... 251, W i ll i s , F a b e r a n d C o. L i m i t e d v. J o y c e . . . . W ils o n a n d C o v e n tr y , L i m i t e d v. O t t o
T h o re s e n ’ s L in e ...
W o r k m a n C la r k a n d C o. L i m i t e d v. L l o y d B r a z ile ir o C o m p a n y ...
Y a n g ts z e In s u r a n c e A s s o c ia tio n L i m i t e d v.
I n d e m n it y M u t u a l M a r in e A s s u ra n c e C o m p a n y ...
Y a rm o u th , T h e ...
Y u i l l a n d C o. v. S c o t t R o b s o n ...
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A B A N D O N M E N T See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 8.
A B N O R M A L C U R R E N T . See C o llis io n , N o . 8.
A C C I D E N T . See S eam an, Noe. 1 to 5.
A C T IO N I S R E M .
See C'o-Otvners— N ecessaries, Nos. 1, 2— P ra c tic e , N o . 2.
A D M I R A L T Y C O U R T A C T 1861.
See N ecessaries, N o . 1.
A F F I D A V I T . See M a s te r’s D isbursem e nts.
A G E N T .
See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 21— N ecessaries, N os. 1, 2.
A G R E E M E N T S . See Seam en, N os. 7, 8.
A M B I G U I T Y .
See C a rr ia g e o) Goods, N os. 25, 26, 27, 47.
A M E N D M E N T . See S a lv a g e , N o . 1.
A N C H O R . See C o llis io n , N o . 21.
A R B I T R A T I O N .
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 1, 19— S ale o f Goods.
A R B I T R A T I O N C L A U S E . See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 19.
A R R E S T . See P ra c tic e , N o . 2.
A R T IC L E S . See S eam an, N o . 10.
A S S E S S O R S . See P ra c tic e , N o . 9.
A S S IG N M E N T . See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 9.
A U S T R A L I A N I M M I G R A T I O N R E S T R IC T IO N A C T 1901.
See S eam an, N o . 6 A W A R D .
See S ale o f Goods— S a lva g e , N o . 6.
PAGE B A G S .
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 37.
B A I L . See P ra c tic e , N o . 2
B A R G E .
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 11— C o llis io n , N o . 10—
P ilo ta g e D ues, N os. 1, 2.
B A R R A T R Y . See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 10.
B A R R Y D O C K . See C o llis io n , N o . 13.
B E N E F I C I A L O W N E R . See N ecessaries, N o . 2.
B I L L O F L A D I N G .
In te r p le a d e r — In d o rs e m e n t — In t e n tio n — S p e c ia l p r o p e r ty — F i. fa .— A n u n s a tis fie d ju d g m e n t c r e d ito r o f a f ir m caused a w r i t o f fi. fa . to be issued fo r th e se izu re o f a c a rg o o f c o rk w o o d b e lo n g in g to a n d m a rk e d w it h th e f ir m ’s nam e.
U p o n th e a r r iv a l a t L o n d o n D ocks th e c o r k w ood was seized. A n a g e n t fo r re m o v a l and w a re h o u s in g c la im e d th e c o rk w o o d . H e c la im e d i t f o r th e consignee, fo r w h o m he acted u n d e r an in d o rs e m e n t b y th e consignee o n th e b i l l o f la d in g . Such in d o rs e m e n t was m ade by th e consignee p re v io u s to th e a r r iv a l o f c o r k w ood. H e ld , th a t, in o r d e r to succeed, th e c la im a n t m u s t sho w t h a t he h a d a r ig h t o f spe cia l p r o p e r ty o r p re se n t possession o f th e goods, an d, a lth o u g h th e in d o rs e m e n t o f th e b i l l o f la d in g c o n fe rre d on h im th e r i g h t to d e m a n d possession, th e o b je c t o f th e in d o rs e m e n t w as o n ly to e n a b le h im to h o ld and w arehouse th e goods f o r th e consignee, w ho h a d n o in te n tio n to c lo th e h im w ith an y p r o p e r ty in th e m , and h is c la im th e re fo re fa ile d . S e w e ll v. B u r d ic k (5 A sp . M a r . L a w Cas. 376 (1884);
52 L . T . R e p . 445; 10 A . C. 74) a p p lie d . W h a t B est, C. J . is re p o rte d to ha ve said in M o ris o n v. G ra y (2 B in g . 260)— v iz ., th a t th e in d o rs e m e n t o f th e b i l l o f la d lin g to an a g e n t fo r ta k in g possession c o n fe rre d a sp e cia l p r o p e r ty o n h im
— was n o t, h o w e v e r, h a v in g re g a rd to th e cases o f W a r in g v. C ox (1 C a m p . 369) and Coxe v.
H a rd e n (4 E a st, 211), in te n d e d to la y d o w n a p r in c ip le o f g e n e ra l a p p lic a tio n . (Ch. D iv .) B u rg o s v. N a s c im e n to ; M c K e a n d , C la im a n t ... 181 See C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, 28,
29, 30— C h a r te r- p a r ty . B O L I V I A .
See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 4.
B O T H T O B L A M E . See C o llis io n , N os. 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 39.
B R E A C H O F C O N T R A C T .
See C a rr ia g e o f Goods, N o . 14— M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 2—S a le o f Goods— S a lv a g e , N os. 2, 3.
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B U I L D I N G C O N T R A C T . See P ra c tic e , N o . 12.
B U R D E N O F P R O O F . See S a lva g e , N o . 3.
C A N A D I A N C A N A L R E G U L A T IO N S . See C o llis io n , N o . 4.
C A N A D I A N C I V I L C O D E . See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 13.
C A N A D I A N P I L O T A G E A C T 1886.
See P ilo ta g e D ues.
C A N C E L L A T I O N .
See C a rr ia g e o f Goods, N os. 1, 6, 7— C h a rte r-'p a rty , N os. 1, 2— M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N os. 1, 2.
C A N C E L L I N G C L A U S E . See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 1.
C A N C E L L I N G D A T E .
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 6, 7— C h a r ie r- p a rty , N os. 1, 2.
C A P T U R E . See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o . 3.
C A R C A S E S .
See Diseases o f A n im a ls A c t 1894.
C A R G O O W N E R S . See C o llis io n , N os. 2. 3.
C A R R I A G E O F G O O D S .
1. A r b it r a t io n C lause— “ D is p u te ” — S ta y — P r a c tic e — B y th e te rm s o f a b e rth n o te r e la tin g to th e lo a d in g o f g r a in i n a p o r t i n th e Sea o f A z o f i t w as p r o v id e d th a t “ in case o f a n y d is p u te a r is in g a t lo a d in g p o rts ” i t was “ to be s u b m itte d to th e R o s to ff-o n -D o n B o u rse C o u r t o f A r b it r a t io n . ” T h e stevedores, w ho w e re th e fre ig h te rs , sent in th e ir a cco unt to th e sh ip o w n e rs, w ho in L o n d o n o b je c te d to th e charges as b e in g excessive, a n d in s titu te d le g a l p ro ce e d in g s to re c o v e r th e a lle g e d o v e r
charges. H e ld , t h a t th e pro ce e d in g s m u s t be staye d a n d th e m a tte r re fe rr e d to a r b itr a t io n , because th e “ d is p u te ” m e a n t m a tte r in d is p u te , a n d i t arose, n o t in L o n d o n , b u t a t th e p o r t o f lo a d in g . (A d m . D iv . C t.) The D a w lis h ... 496 2. B i l l o f la d in g — E x c e p tio n s —N e g lig e n c e o f
se rv a n ts o r ag e n ts.— A p la i n t i f f sh ip p e d baskets o f p lu m s to be c a r rie d fr o m H a m b u r g to L o n d o n in a s h ip b e lo n g in g to th e d e fe n d a n ts. B y th e te rm s o f th e b i l l o f la d ie s th e goods w e re to be d is c h a rg e d a t th e s h ip o w n e rs ’ expense, b u t a t m e rc h a n t’ s ris k , a n d w e re to be d e liv e re d to th e p l a i n t i f f ’ s a g e n t s u b je c t to th e e xce p tio n s a n d co n d i- tjo n s set o u t in th e b i l l o f la d in g . One o f these exce p tio n s e xe m p te d th e sh ip o w n e rs fro m l i a b i l i t y “ f o r a ll accidents, loss, o r d a m a g e w h a tso e ve r a r is in g fr o m a n y act, n e g le ct, o r d e fa u lt w h a tso e ve r o f th e ser
va n ts o r agents o f tire ow ners in th e m a n a g e m e n t, lo a d in g , s to w in g , d is c h a rg in g , o r n a v i
g a tio n o f th e s h ip o r o th e r c r a f t o r o th e r
w is e .” T h e ba skets w e re d u ly d is c h a rg e d fr o m th e s h ip , b u t, o w in g , as fo u n d b y th e j u r y , to th e d e fa u lt o f the persons in c h a rg e o f th e w h a r f, fo r w hose n e g lig e n c e th e sh ip o w n e rs w ere p r im a r i l y re sp o n sib le , some o f th e baskets w ere d e liv e re d to th e w ro n g persons, a n d th e p l a i n t i f f ’s a g e n t n e v e r re ce ive d th e m . I n an a c tio n b y th e p la i n t i f f a g a in s t th e s h ip ow ners f o r d a m a g e s : H e ld , th a t th e d e fe n d a n t sh ip o w n e rs w e re p ro te c te d b y th e excep-
PAGE tio n i n th e b i l l o f la d in g . ( K . B . D iv . C t.)
6> m a c k m a n v. G e n e ra l S te a m N a v ig a tio n C o m p a n y ... 14 3. B i l l o f la d in g — E x c e p tio n s — N e g lig e n c e .—
G oods w e re c a r rie d u n d e r a b i l l o f la d in g w h ic h c o n ta in e d a clause e x e m p tin g th e s h ip o w n e r fr o m l i a b i l i t y f o r loss a r is in g fr o m v e ry n u m e ro u s sp e cifie d p e rils , “ w h e th e r an y o f th e p e rils , causes, o r th in g s above m e n tio n e d , o r th e loss, da m age , o r i n j u r y a r is in g th e re fro m , be occasioned b y o r a ris e fr o m any a ct o r o m issio n, ne g lig e n ce , d e fa u lt, o r e r r o r in ju d g m e n t o f th e p ilo t, m a s te r...
o r o th e rw is e h o w so e ve r.” B y a subsequent clause i t w as p r o v id e d th a t : “ T h e m a ste r, ow ners, o r agents . . . s h a ll n o t be a cco u n ta b le to a n y e x te n t f o r ” [c e r ta in spe cifie d goods, w h ic h d id n o t in c lu d e th e goods i n q u e s tio n ] “ w h a te v e r m a y be th e v a lu e o f such a rtic le s , n o r fo r an y o th e r goods o f w h a te v e r d e s c rip tio n b e yond th e a m o u n t o f 21. p e r c u b ic fo o t f o r a n y one p a cka g e . . n o r in a n y case fo r an y a m o u n t b e yond th e in v o ic e p ric e o f th e goods, unless s h ip m e n t be m a de u p o n a spe cia l o rd e r c o n ta in in g a. d e c la ra tio n o f th e v a lu e an d th e b ills o f la d in g a re sig n e d in accordance th e re w ith a n d e x tr a fr e ig h t as m a y be ag reed u p o n be p a id .” T h e goods w e re n o t d e liv e re d a t d e s tin a tio n th r o u g h (as was fo u n d b y th e ju d g e ) th e n e g lig e n ce o f th e sh ip o w n e rs. T h e v a lu e o f th e goods h a d n o t been de cla re d , an d no e x tr a fr e ig h t h a d been p a id . H e ld (a ffirm in g th e ju d g m e n t o f B ig h a m , J .), th a t th e sh ip o w n e rs w e re n o t lia b le be yo n d th e lim it e d a m o u n t p r o v id e d f o r b y th e spe cia l clause in th e b i l l o f la d in g . (C t. o f A p p .) B a x te r 's L e a th e r C o m p a n y v. R o y a l M a il S te a m P a c k e t C o m p a n y ... gg 4. B i l l o f la d in g — E x c e p tio n s — Ic e — E ju s d e m
g e n e ris .— G oods w o re sh ip p e d o n b o a rd a s te a m sh ip u n d e r b ills o f la d in g w h ic h con
ta in e d th e fo llo w in g c o n d itio n s a n d excep- tio n s : “ E r r o r in ju d g m e n t, ne g lig e n ce , o r d e fa u lt o f m a s te r w h e th e r in n a v ig a tin g th e s h ip o r o th e rw ise . S h o u ld a p o r t be inacoes- sib le on a cco unt o f ice, b lo cka d e , o r in te r d ic t, o r sh o u ld e n try an d d is c h a rg e a t a p o r t be deem ed by^ th e m a s te r u n safe in consequence 1 1™ / ’ d is tu rb a n c e , o r a n y o th e r cause, i t s h a ll be c o m p e te n t f o r th e m a s te r to d is c h a rg e goods in te n d e d fo r such p o r t a t som e o th e r S f p o r t > o r place , a t th e r is k and expense o f th e sh ip p e rs , consignees, o r ow ners o f the goods, an d u p o n such d is c h a rg e th e s h ip ’ s re s p o n s ib ility s h a ll cease.” T h e s h ip , h a v in g a r r iv e d o ff h e r p o r t o f d e s tin a tio n , w as p re - ve n te d fr o m g e ttin g in b y ice. She re m a in e d o ff th e p o r t f o r th re e days, a n d th e n p r o ceeded to a n o th e r p o r t an d d is c h a rg e d h e r ca rg o . T h e re was e vide nce t h a t i f she had w a ite d one d a y lo n g e r she w o u ld ha ve been a b le to g e t in to h e r p o r t o f d e s tin a tio n , as th e ice b ro k e up . H e ld (1) th a t th e p o r t was n o t “ inaccessible on a c c o u n t o f ice ” w it h in th e m e a n in g o f th e e x c e p tio n ; (2) th a t “ e r r o r m ju d g m e n t o f th e m a s te r ” d id n o t c o ve r a m is ta k e as to h is lia b ilit ie s u n d e r a b i l l o f la d in g ; (3) t h a t “ unsafe in consequence o f . . . a n y o th e r cause ” m e a n t causes ejusdem g e n e ris w it h “ w a r o r d is tu rb a n c e ,”
a n d th a t th e sh ip o w n e rs w e re n o t p ro te c te d th e e xce p tio n s in th e b ills o f la d in g (H . o f L .) O w ners o f the S te a m s h ip K n u ts - f o r d v. E . T illm a n n s a n d C o ... jqc 5. B i l l o f la d in g — E ju s d e m g e n e ris— D e l a y -
C ro w d e d clock. A s h ip was d e la ye d in o b ta in in g a b e rth in h e r lo a d in g p o rt. T h e
? ™ r.k?r -Pa r t y c o n ta in e d an e x e m p tio n fro m l i a b i l i t y ‘ “ a r is in g fr o m fro s t, flo o d , s trik e s , lo cko u ts, o r a n y o th e r u n a v o id a b le accidents o r h in d ra n c e s o f w h a t k in d soever be yo n d t h e ir c o n tro l e ith e r p r e v e n tin g o r d e la y in g th e w o rk in g , lo a d in g , o r s h ip p in g o f th e said
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PAGE c a rg o .’’ H e ld (a ffirm in g th e ju d g m e n t o f the c o u rt be lo w ) th a t “ h in d ra n c e s o f w h a t k in d s o e v e r” c o u ld n o t be re s tric te d to h in d ra n c e s ejusdem g e n e ris w ith those p re v io u s ly e n u m e ra te d , a n d t h a t th e c h a rte re rs w e re n o t lia b le f o r th e d e la y caused b y th e cro w d e d sta te o f th e do ck, w h ic h w as be yond th e ir c o n tro l. (H . o f L .) L a rs e n v. S y lv e s te r a n d t o . ... 78 6. C a n c e llin g d a te — O p tio n o f c h a rte re rs .— A
c h a rte r -p a r ty , d a te d th e 18th M a rc h , 1907, c o n ta in e d th e fo llo w in g c la u s e : “ T h e c h a r
te re rs o r t h e ir ag ents h a ve th e o p tio n o f c a n c e llin g th is c h a rte r -p a r ty , p r o v id e d th e s h ip is n o t a r r iv e d as w it h in de scrib e d a t N e w castle, N e w S o u th W ales, b y th e 15th Dec., 1907.” S h o r tly b e fo re th e 15th D ec., 1907, th e c h a rte re rs w e re in fo rm e d b y th e s h ip o w n e rs t h a t th e s h ip was d e ta in e d an d c o u ld n o t a r r iv e b y th e c a n c e llin g d a te , a n d th e y w ere asked to s ta te w h e th e r th e y w o u ld exercise th e ir o p tio n to cancel o r n o t. T h is th e y re fused to do, a n d re q u ire d th e sh ip o w n e rs to send th e s h ip to N e w c a s tle in accordance
^■ith th e c h a rte r -p a r ty . T h e s h ip a r r iv e d a t N e w c a s tle in J u n e , 1908, w h e n th e c h a rte re rs exe rcise d t h e ir o p tio n to cancel, a n d re fused to lo a d h e r. I n a n a c tio n b y th e sh ip o w n e rs fo r dam ages f o r th e d e fe n d a n ts ’ re fu s a l to lo a d : H e ld , th a t th e c h a rte re rs w e re e n title d to exe rcise t h e ir o p tio n to cancel on th e a r r iv a l o f th e s h ip a t th e p o r t o f lo a d in g , a n d w e re n o t b o u n d to d o so b e fore . (B ra y ,
«•) M o e l T r y v a n S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L im it e d v - A n d r e w W e ir a n d C o... ... 342
C a n c e llin g d a te — R e fu s a l to lo a d .— A c h a rte r- p a r ty p ro v id e d , “ T h e c h a rte re rs o r th e ir agents h a ve th e o p tio n o f c a n c e llin g th is c h a rte r -p a r ty p ro v id e d th e s h ip is n o t a r r iv e d as w it h in de scrib e d a t a lo a d in g p o r t on a c e r ta in d a te .” S h o r tly b e fo re t h a t d a te th e c h a rte re rs w e re in fo rm e d b y th e s h ip o w n e rs yh a t th e s h ip was d e ta in e d a n d c o u ld n o t a r r iv e b y th e c a n c e llin g d a te , and th e y w e re asked to s ta te w h e th e r th e y w o u ld exercise th e ir o p tio n to cancel o r n o t. T h is th e y Refused to do, a n d re q u ire d th e s h ip o w n e rs to send th e s h ip to th e lo a d in g p o r t in a c c o rd ance w ith th e c h a rte r -p a r ty . T h e s h ip a r r iv e d ate, w h e n th e c h a rte re rs exercised t h e ir i f iS n to cance^ a n d re fu se d to lo a d h e r.
t t c ld , th a t th e c h a rte re rs w e re e n title d to W e th e o p tio n to cancel on th e a r r iv a l c t th e s h ip a t th e lo a d in g p o rt, a n d w e re n o t oound to do so be fo re . D e c is io n o f B r a y , ,1.
U1 A sp . M a r . L a w Cas. 342 (1909); 101 L . T .
**e<P- 955), a ffirm e d . (C t. o f A p p .) M o e l r y v a n S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L im it e d v.
A n d re w W e ir a n d C o... 469 8- C o ilie r y g u a ra n te e — E ju s d e m ge n e ris— L o a d -
?n0 tim e .— A s h ip was c h a rte re d to proceed
° H u l l an d to lo a d th e re a c a rg o o f c o a l on c o n d itio n s o f u su a l c o llie r y g u a ra n te e , w h ic h exce pted fr o m th e lo a d in g tim e S und ays, j a n k H o lid a y s , s trik e s , fro s ts , o r storm s, e lays caused b y s to rm y w e a th e r, accide nts ofW g th e w o rk in g , lo a d in g , o r s h ip p in g i . t h e c a rg o , re s tric tio n s o r suspensions o f a b o u r, lo c k o u ts , d e la y on th e p a r t o f th e ra ilw a y , e ith e r in s u p p ly in g th e w agg ons o r o a d in g th e coals, o r a n y o th e r cause beyond 1907 C+i?r t e r e r ,s c o n tro l. O n th e 23rd J u ly , D k st eam s h ip a r r iv e d a t th e A le x a n d ra
ock, a n d ga ve n o tic e o f re adine ss to lo a d , i .’ o w in g to th e presence o f o th e r vessels -f- .cl a r r iv e d b e fo re h e r, a n d w e re i a i,.in & in tu r n , she d id n o t com e u n d e r a
oa in g t i p u n t il th e 1st A u g . I n a c la im y th e ow ners a g a in s t th e c h a rte re rs f o r e m u r r a g e : H e ld , th a t th e la y days com -
to r u n on ^hc s h ip ’s a r r iv a l in d o c k ; p * w o rd s “ a n y o th e r cause b e yond m y Titrol m u st be co n stru e d ejusd em g e neris
PAGE w it h th e fo re g o in g e x c e p tio n s ; a n d th a t, as th e cause o f th e d e la y w as n o t a m a tte r ejusdem g e n e ris w it h those e xce ptions, th e c h a rte r e r was n o t p ro te c te d b y th e excep
tio n s clause, a n d w as th e re fo re lia b le . M o n se n v. M a c fa rla n e (8 A s p . M a r . L a w Cas.
93; 73 L . T . R ep. 548; (1895) 2 Q. B . 562) a n d R e R ic h a rd s o n s a n d S a m u e l (8 A sp . M a r.
L a w Cas. 330; 77 L . T . R e p . 479; (1898) 1 Q. B . 261) fo llo w e d . L a rs e n v. S y lv e s te r (11 A sp . M a r . L a w Cas 78; 99 L . T . R ep. 94;
(1908) A . C. 295) d is tin g u is h e d . ( H a m ilto n , J .) T h o rm a n v. D o w g a te S te a m s h ip C o m p a n y L im it e d ... 481 9. C usto m o f P o r t o f H u l l — W o r k in g ho urs—
D e m u rra g e .— A c h a rte r -p a r ty p r o v id e d (in te r a lia ) th a t th e c a rg o was to be d is c h a rg e d as fa s t as th e ste a m e r c o u ld d e liv e r d u r in g th e o r d in a r y w o r k in g h o u rs o f th e re s p e c tiv e p o rts , b u t a c c o rd in g to th e custo m o f th e re s p e c tiv e p o rts . A custo m was a lle g e d w h ic h th r e w o n th e c h a rte re rs an d re ce ive rs o f c a rg o a d u ty to p r o v id e o r a rra n g e fo r th e ste a m sh ip (on o r b e fo re h e r a r r iv a l in dock) a v a c a n t, a v a ila b le , a n d s u ita b le b e rth to w h ic h she c o u ld fo r t h w it h proceed , a n d to s u p p ly a n d h a v e re a d y a c le a r q u a y space th e f u l l le n g th o f th e ste a m e r, a n d a s u ffic ie n t a n d c o n tin u o u s s u p p ly o f bogies. H e ld , th a t such a custo m e xiste d , a n d was n o t u n re a so n a b le n o r in c o n s is te n t w it h th e express te rm s o f th e c h a r te r - p a r ty . H u lth e n v. S te w a r t (9 A sp . M a r . L a w Cas, 285, 403 ; 88 L . T . R e p . 702; (1903) A . C. 389) d is tin g u is h e d . B ra y , J .) A k tie s e ls k a b e t H e k la v. B ry s o n , Ja m e so n , a n d C o... 186 10. C usto m o f p o r t— L a n d in g a g e n t.— Goods
w e re s h ip p e d o n b o a rd th e re s p o n d e n t’ s sh ip u n d e r a b i l l o f la d in g w h ic h c o n ta in e d th e fo llo w in g c la u s e : “ I n a ll cases a n d u n d e r a ll c ircu m sta n ce s th e l i a b i l i t y o f th e c o m p a n y s h a ll a b s o lu te ly cease w h e n th e goods a re fre e o f th e s h ip ’s ta c k le , a n d th e re u p o n th e goods s h a ll be a t th e r is k fo r a l l purposes a n d in e v e ry re sp e ct o f th e s h ip p e r o r con
signe e.” I n acco rdan ce w it h th e custo m o f th e p o r t o f d e s tin a tio n , th e goods w e re d e liv e re d o v e r th e s h ip ’s side in to th e lig h te rs o f a “ la n d in g a g e n t” a p p o in te d b y th e s h ip ow ne rs, w ho con veyed th e m to th e shore and s to re d th e m in a b u ild in g o f w h ic h he w as th e lessee. W h ile so s to re d th e goods w e re f r a u d u le n tly disposed o f b y a s e rv a n t o f th e la n d in g a g ent, an d w e re lo s t to th e a p p e lla n ts , w h o w e re th e h o ld e rs o f th e b i l l o f la d in g . H e ld (a ffirm in g th e ju d g m e n t o f th e c o u rt below ), th a t b y th e express te rm s o f th e b i l l o f la d in g th e re spond ents’ l i a b i l i t y ceased on th e d e liv e ry o f th e goods to th e la n d in g a g e n t in accordance w it h th e custo m o f th e p o r t. (P . C.) C h a rte re d B a n k o f I n d i a , A u s t r a lia , a n d C h in a v. B r it is h I n d ia S te a m N a v ig a tio n
C o m p a n y ... ... 245 11. C usto m o f P o r t o f L o n d o n — L u m b e r— B arg es.
— B y th e custo m a n d p ra c tic e o f th e p o r t o f L o n d o n in th e case o f cargoes o f lu m b e r, th e re c e iv e r is lia b le o n ly to p r o v id e s u ffi
c ie n t op en c r a f t a lo n g s id e re a d y to re ce ive th e goods, an d is u n d e r n o o b lig a tio n to h a ve a n y m e n th e re o n to re ce ive th e goods fr o m th e s h ip ’s ta c k le o r to stow th e goods th e re in . T h e s h ip o w n e r is b o u n d to do th e w h o le w o r k o f d e liv e r in g th e goods in to th e barges, w h e th e r d o ck c o m p a n y ’s b a rges o r o u tsid e ba rges, a n d o f s to w in g th e goods th e re in in th e re a so n a b le a n d o r d in a r y m a n n e r, so t h a t th e goods m a y n o t be dam age d o r im p e r ille d , an d so t h a t th e b a rges m a y be lo a d e d to th e u su a l a n d to a re asona ble e x te n t, an d m a y be s a fe ly a n d p r o p e r ly n a v ig a b le . ( H a m ilto n , J .) G lasg ow N a v ig a tio n C o m p a n y L im it e d v. H o w a r d B ro th e rs a n d C o... 376
