Robertson v. Wilder & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Ports. Wharves. Contracts. Charge of Court. Custom. Before Judge Hardin. City Court of Savannah. February Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
The plaintiff was a wharf owner in the city of Savannah, and brought suit against the defendants to recover wharf-age for “landing” the cargo of the barque “Traveller,” and “shipping” the said cargo upon the barque “Aereóla.” *342There were but two items in the account, one for “ landingi” $3I2.50, and the other for “shipping,” $312.50. The vessels lay abreast at plaintiff’s wharf — the “Traveller ” occupying the inner, and the “Aereóla” the outer berth; the cargo of the “ Traveller,” without being actually landed on the plaintiff’s wharf, was taken out and immediately put aboard…
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