Cases Selected from Those Heard and Determined in the Vice-admiralty Court for Lower Canada [1836-1856; 1859-1874]: Relating Chiefly to the Jurisdiction and Practice of the Court, Or Involving Questions of Maritime Law of Frequent Occurrence in the Trade and Navigation of the River and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Preceded by the Rules and Regulations Established Under the Authority of the Imperial Parliament. With an Appendix Containing the Original Commission Constituting the Court, and Other Documents Relating to the Same, Volume 1V. & R. Stevens, and G.S. Norton, 1858 - Admiralty |
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Page 118
... sailing with passengers without having the quantity of water prescribed by the statute , subjects the master to a penalty ; and the infliction of this penalty does not take away from the passenger his right of action for the 118 CASES ...
... sailing with passengers without having the quantity of water prescribed by the statute , subjects the master to a penalty ; and the infliction of this penalty does not take away from the passenger his right of action for the 118 CASES ...
Page 129
... sailing ; and that the master and cabin passengers ate meat taken from the same barrels as the meat of the crew , and cooked in the same manner . It appears also , that if the meat of the seamen was not soaked , so also was not that of ...
... sailing ; and that the master and cabin passengers ate meat taken from the same barrels as the meat of the crew , and cooked in the same manner . It appears also , that if the meat of the seamen was not soaked , so also was not that of ...
Page 174
... sail set , the crew being engaged in shifting her sails , and bending new sails in lieu of the old ones , which she had been down to that time carrying . A vessel passing in full sail at this time , Mr. Tylden observed to Mr. Kent that ...
... sail set , the crew being engaged in shifting her sails , and bending new sails in lieu of the old ones , which she had been down to that time carrying . A vessel passing in full sail at this time , Mr. Tylden observed to Mr. Kent that ...
Page 175
... sailing of the ship , but had often , from the time the ship had left London , heard them say that the ship did not carry sail enough . The first thing she saw was the defendant coming on deck , and saying that he would not allow the ...
... sailing of the ship , but had often , from the time the ship had left London , heard them say that the ship did not carry sail enough . The first thing she saw was the defendant coming on deck , and saying that he would not allow the ...
Page 185
... sailors have no title to wages ; the policy of the law has said so , as the means of making it the interest of the sailors to preserve the ship ; but it is equally certain , that if the voyage is performed , a temporary interruption ...
... sailors have no title to wages ; the policy of the law has said so , as the means of making it the interest of the sailors to preserve the ship ; but it is equally certain , that if the voyage is performed , a temporary interruption ...
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