Reports of Cases Relating to Maritime Law: Containing All the Decisions of the Courts of Law and Equity in the United Kingdom, and Selections from the More Important Decisions in the Colonies and the United States, Volume 6H. Cox, 1891 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Admiralty Court Admiralty Division agent alleged amount anchor apply Argentino ASPINALL and BUTLER Barristers-at-Law Bernina bill of lading blame BUTLER ASPINALL BUTT captain cargo caused charge charter charter-party circumstances claim Collisions at Sea Company contract Court of Appeal crew Crown damage decision defendants demurrage entitled evidence fact freight J. P. ASPINALL JAMES HANNEN judgment jurisdiction jury L. T. Rep Law Cas liable light Liverpool loading London Lord ESHER loss managing owner Marine Insurance maritime lien master ment Merchant Shipping Act Messrs negligence opinion parties perils person pilot pilotage plaintiffs port present Preventing Collisions Q. B. Div Queen's Bench Division question reason recover registrar Regulations for Preventing Reported by J. P. respect river River Lagan River Thames rule sailing salvage sect shipowner Sir Walter Phillimore Solicitors starboard steamer steamship Thames Thorogood tion trial at bar vessel Vict voyage words
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Page 201 - ... arrests, restraints, and detainments of all kings, princes, and people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever, barratry of the master and mariners, and of all other perils, losses, and misfortunes, that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment, or damage of the said goods and merchandises, and ship, &c., or any part thereof.
Page 85 - ... whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued shall be liable to an action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances...
Page 9 - ... (the act of God, the Queen's enemies, fire, and all and every other dangers and accidents of the seas, rivers, and navigation of whatever nature and kind soever excepted) unto , or assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods , with primage, and average accustomed.
Page 85 - Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof...
Page 138 - ... the master or other person signing the same, notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof may not have been so shipped, unless such holder of the bill of lading shall have had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board: Provided, that the master or other person so signing may exonerate himself in respect of such misrepresentation by showing that it was caused without any default on his part, and wholly by the fraud of the shipper...
Page 292 - ... shall have transferred to and vested in him all rights of suit, and be subject to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the contract contained in the bill of lading had been made with himself.
Page 230 - Be it known that as well in own name as for and in the name and names of all and every other person or persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain, in part or in all...
Page 336 - Damages in respect of Loss of Life or personal Injury, either alone or together with Loss or Damage to Ships, Boats, Goods, Merchandise, or other Things, to an aggregate Amount exceeding Fifteen Pounds for each Ton of their Ship's Tonnage...
Page 345 - ... points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam...
Page 303 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any vessel, or the owner or master or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper lookout, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.