Quick Despatch
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A steamer chartered to be discharged with customary "quick despatch" arrived in port, March 8th, was ordered to berth March 10th, and began to discharge March 11th at one o'clock, and completed March 20th at noon; discharged by "sticks" instead of platform scales, and from but one hatch, while there were four to be discharged from. It was held that this was not "customary quick despatch"; Harrison v. Smith, 28 U. S. App. 383, 67 Fed. 354, 14 C. C. A. 656. See Demurrage; Lay Days.