Transhipment

In maritime law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship, and loading it in another. When this is done from necessity, it does not affect the liability of an insurer on the goods. 1 Marsh. Ins. 166; Abb. Shipp. 240. But when the master tranships goods without necessity, he is answerable for the loss of them by capture by public enemies. 1 Gall. (U. S.) 443.

The act of taking the gia v. Hardware Co., 124 Ga. 633, 53 S. E. cargo out of one ship and loading it in an- 193; an action on the case for rescue is loother. cal; Poor v. Doble, Quincy (Mass.) 86. Or- When this is done from necessity, it does dinarily actions relating to land are local; not affect the liability of an insurer on the Grace v. Cox, 16 Ipd. App. 150, 44 N. E. 813; goods; Abbott, Shipp. 240. But when the so of trespass for damages to land; Du master tranships goods without necessity, Breuil v. Pennsylvania Co., 130 Ind. 137, 29 he is answerable for the loss of them by cap- N. E. 909; and of an action for damages to ture by public enemies; Trott v. Wood, 1 a mill privilege caused by a dam in another Gall. 443, Fed. Cas. No. 14,190. county; Thompson v. Crocker, 9 Pick. (Mass.)

mar. law. ial act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another. When this is done from: necessity, _it does not affect the liability of an