Wilts v. Morrell

By the Court,

Mullin, P. J.

In August, 1869, the defendant was a shipper and forwarding agent at Fulton in Oswego county, and the plaintiff entered into a contract with him to ship and forward to the plaintiff at the city of New York, in a canal boat of the “ Old Oswego Line,” under deck, a quantity of furniture and bedding, &c., at 35 cents per hundred pounds, for property in boxes, and 75 cents per hundred for property *512that was loose, such as chairs, sofas, &c. It was understood and agreed that the goods should not be sent by what is called a “ wild boat,” that is, by a boat not belonging to…