CO-OPERATIVE WHOLESALE SOCIETY, LTD. v. M. AND L. G. EMBIRICOS.

(1928) 30 Ll.L.Rep. 128

LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.

Before Mr. Justice Wright.

Bill of lading-Discharging expenses-Extra cost of discharging at Langton Dock, Liverpool, instead of Birkenhead Dock -Wheat cargo consigned to plaintiffs- Vessel bound to Liverpool-Practice to discharge wheat cargo at Birkenhead- Right of plaintiffs to order vessel to Birkenhead Dock-Whether Birkenhead Dock within limits of port of Liverpool -Linseed cargo, consigned to third parties, also on board - Practice to discharge linseed elsewhere than at Birkenhead - Duty of shipowners, in case of conflict between consignees as to place of discharge, to do what is reasonable-Absence of practical difficulty -Preponderating quantity of plaintiffs' cargo-Judgment for plaintiffs.