The Exmoor

TOULM.IN, District Judge.

The charter party, under which this action is brought, provides that the cargo is to be brought to and taken from alongside the steamer at charterer’s risk and expense, any custom of the port to the contrary notwithstanding; that the steamer is to sign for and take charge of cargo when delivered alongside, etc.; that lighterage, if any, at the port of loading is to be at charterer’s risk and expense, any custom of the port to the contrary notwithstanding. The loading port was Mobile. The exceptions of liability of the steamer provided in the charter party are, among…