A Selection of Leading Cases on Mercantile and Maritime Law: With Notes |
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... agent of the owner of the ship , and , as such , competent to bind him in many instances . He is bound to consult the benefit of the owner of the ship as to the best means of accomplishing his voyage . The ordinance of the Hanse Towns ...
... agent of the owner of the ship , and , as such , competent to bind him in many instances . He is bound to consult the benefit of the owner of the ship as to the best means of accomplishing his voyage . The ordinance of the Hanse Towns ...
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... cargo , or the constituted agent of the ship and cargo , there would have been no reason for any order or limitation in the manner of doing it ; he might have elected his remedy , either on ship or cargo . 36 THE GRATITUDINE .
... cargo , or the constituted agent of the ship and cargo , there would have been no reason for any order or limitation in the manner of doing it ; he might have elected his remedy , either on ship or cargo . 36 THE GRATITUDINE .
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... agent and represen- tative of the ship , and by virtue of that relation may bind the ship and its owners , he is not the agent of the proprietors of the cargo , and therefore cannot bind it . It is said that he is the mere deposi- tory ...
... agent and represen- tative of the ship , and by virtue of that relation may bind the ship and its owners , he is not the agent of the proprietors of the cargo , and therefore cannot bind it . It is said that he is the mere deposi- tory ...
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... agent is necessarily devolved upon him , unless it could be supposed to be the policy of the law that the cargo should be left to perish without care . What must be done ? He must in such case exercise his judgment , whether it would be ...
... agent is necessarily devolved upon him , unless it could be supposed to be the policy of the law that the cargo should be left to perish without care . What must be done ? He must in such case exercise his judgment , whether it would be ...
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... agent ought , like an appointed agent , in all cases to act for the best respecting the property , even in the case of a universal jactus , which appears less likely to conduce to the benefit of the cargo , still it is so ; the ship is ...
... agent ought , like an appointed agent , in all cases to act for the best respecting the property , even in the case of a universal jactus , which appears less likely to conduce to the benefit of the cargo , still it is so ; the ship is ...
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abandonment act of bankruptcy action afterwards agent amount appears arises assignment assured authority bank bankrupt Beav bill bill of lading Bing blockade bond bottomry British Campb capture carried charter-party chattels circumstances claim colony considered consignee contraband contract Court court of equity Crawshay damaged debt debtor deed defendant delivered delivery East effect enemy England entitled equity Exch firm fraud fraudulent freight French held hypothecation indorsed insured interest joint creditors judgment law of France liable lien Lord Lord Eldon Lord Ellenborough Lord Mansfield master ment merchants neutral neutral country notice opinion paid parties partner partnership payment person plaintiff port possession principle purchaser purpose question racter recover repairs Royal Exchange Assurance rule sailed Scott sell sold taken tion total loss trade transaction trover trust underwriters vendee vendor vessel voyage whole
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Page 566 - Such notice may be given either to the person in actual possession of the goods or to his principal. In the latter case the notice, to be effectual, must be given at such time and under such circumstances that the principal, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, may communicate it to his servant or agent in time to prevent a delivery to the buyer.
Page 621 - Document of title to goods" includes any bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse receipt or order for the delivery of goods, or any other document used in the ordinary course of business...
Page 80 - All loss which arises in consequence of extraordinary sacrifices made, or expenses incurred, for the preservation of the ship and cargo comes within general average, and must be borne proportionately by all who are interested.
Page 811 - East, from the oldest times, an immiscible character has been kept up ; foreigners are not admitted into the general body and mass of the society of the nation; they continue strangers and sojourners as all their fathers were— — Doris amara suam non intermiscuit undam...
Page 606 - ... taken or received by transfer or delivery by some person or body corporate for a just and valuable consideration, without any notice...
Page 809 - Of the few principles that can be laid down generally, I may venture to hold, that time is the grand ingredient in constituting domicil. I think that hardly enough, is attributed to its effects ; in most cases it is unavoidably conclusive ; it is not unfrequently said, that if a person comes only for a special purpose, that shall not flx a domicil.
Page 539 - But if the court should be of opinion that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover...
Page 126 - Corn, fish, salt, fruit, flour, and seed are warranted free from average, unless general, or the ship be stranded — sugar, tobacco, hemp, flax, hides and skins are warranted free from average, under five pounds per cent, and all other goods, also the ship and freight, are warranted free from average, under three pounds per cent unless general, or the ship be stranded.
Page 463 - ... or make or cause to be made, either within this realm or elsewhere, any fraudulent grant or conveyance of any of his lands, tenements, goods, or chattels, or make or cause to be made any fraudulent surrender of any of his copyhold lands or tenements, or make or cause to bo made any fraudulent gift, delivery, or transfer of any of his goods or chattels...
Page 400 - That if any bankrupt at the time he becomes bankrupt shall, by the consent and permission of the true owner thereof, have in his possession, order, or disposition any goods or chattels whereof he was reputed owner, or whereof he had taken upon him the sale, alteration, or disposition as owner, the Court shall have power to order the same to be sold and disposed of for the benefit of the creditors under the bankruptcy...