A Treatise on the Law of Shipping and the Law and Practice of Admiralty, Volume 2Little, Brown,, 1869 - Admiralty |
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... discharged . Held , that he was entitled to his expenses incurred for the benefit of the vessel while the contract lasted ; that he was therefore entitled to his expenses in going to the vessel to take command , but was not entitled to ...
... discharged . Held , that he was entitled to his expenses incurred for the benefit of the vessel while the contract lasted ; that he was therefore entitled to his expenses in going to the vessel to take command , but was not entitled to ...
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... discharge of his duty , and under the authority given him as master . And here , as in most cases under the law of shipping , the established usage of the port , or of the trade in which the vessel is employed , is of great importance ...
... discharge of his duty , and under the authority given him as master . And here , as in most cases under the law of shipping , the established usage of the port , or of the trade in which the vessel is employed , is of great importance ...
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... discharge , either at the beginning or during the course of the voyage . The principal statutes on these subjects we shall give in our Appendix . Here we shall state generally the purport and effect of these provisions , and of the ...
... discharge , either at the beginning or during the course of the voyage . The principal statutes on these subjects we shall give in our Appendix . Here we shall state generally the purport and effect of these provisions , and of the ...
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... discharge in the United States . The vessel went to Goree and several other ports on the west coast of Africa , disposed of her outward cargo , took passengers to one of the Cape de Verd Islands , and was about to proceed to a third to ...
... discharge in the United States . The vessel went to Goree and several other ports on the west coast of Africa , disposed of her outward cargo , took passengers to one of the Cape de Verd Islands , and was about to proceed to a third to ...
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... discharge in the United States . " It was held that a port in the slave States , where colored sea- men are obliged to remain in jail , or on board the vessel while she remains in port , is not a port of discharge for them , and that in ...
... discharge in the United States . " It was held that a port in the slave States , where colored sea- men are obliged to remain in jail , or on board the vessel while she remains in port , is not a port of discharge for them , and that in ...
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admiralty court affreightment aforesaid allowed America in Congress amount appeal authority Blatchf boat bottomry Brig capture cargo cause cents per foot certificate certificate of registry charter-party circuit court citizen claim collector collision commander commissioners common law Congress assembled consignee consul contract court of admiralty Cranch crew Curtis damages decree defendant discharge district court duty entitled foreign port forfeit forfeiture freight further enacted Hagg hundred dollars judge jurisdiction Justice Story Law Rep liable libel license lien mariner maritime master navigation Newb officer Olcott paid party passengers person personam pilot pilotage plaintiff prize proceedings proceeds recover registered rendered salvage salvors seamen ship or vessel shipping articles Sprague statute Steamboat steamer stipulation suit Sumner Supreme Court Swabey taken thereof tion U. S. D. C. Mass U. S. Stats United voyage wages Ware
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Page 627 - The liability of the owner of any vessel for any embezzlement, loss or destruction by any person of any property, goods or merchandise, shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage or injury by collision, or for any act, matter or thing, loss, damage or forfeiture, done, occasioned or incurred, without the privity or knowledge of such owner or owners, shall in no case exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel and her freight then pending.
Page 436 - that the laws of the several States, except where the constitution, treaties, or statutes of the United States shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common law in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.
Page 437 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Page 216 - State in which a decision in the suit could be had, where is drawn in question the validity of a treaty or statute of, or an authority exercised under the United States, and the decision is against their validity; or where is drawn in question the validity of a statute of, or an authority exercised under any State, on the ground of their being repugnant to the constitution, treaties or laws of the United States...
Page 650 - An act to provide for the better security of the lives of passengers on board of vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam...
Page 571 - An act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same.
Page 163 - ... exclusive original cognizance of all civil causes of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, including all seizures under laws of impost, navigation or trade of the United States, where the seizures are made on waters which are navigable from the sea by vessels of ten or more tons burden, within their respective districts, as well as upon the high seas...
Page 611 - In all suits for an assault or beating on the high seas, or elsewhere within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction, the suit shall be in personam only.
Page 574 - That if any person shall falsely make, forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be falsely made, forged or counterfeited, or willingly aid or assist in falsely making, forging or counterfeiting any bill or note in imitation of or purporting to be...
Page 522 - Vessels built within the United States and belonging wholly to citizens thereof; and vessels which may be captured in war by citizens of the United States and lawfully condemned as prize, or which may be adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States...