Ruling Cases, Volume 14Robert Campbell Stevens, 1898 - Annotations and citations (Law) |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page 17
... sailed directly to Africa , without stopping at the Islands . This was held not a deviation to avoid the policy , as the stopping was merely permissive , and the omission was for the benefit of the insurer . The Court said that the ...
... sailed directly to Africa , without stopping at the Islands . This was held not a deviation to avoid the policy , as the stopping was merely permissive , and the omission was for the benefit of the insurer . The Court said that the ...
Page 31
... sailed , & c . , arrived in the river Canton in China ; where she was to stay , to clean and refit , and for other purposes . Upon her arrival there , the sails , yards , tackle , cables , rigging , apparel , and other furniture were ...
... sailed , & c . , arrived in the river Canton in China ; where she was to stay , to clean and refit , and for other purposes . Upon her arrival there , the sails , yards , tackle , cables , rigging , apparel , and other furniture were ...
Page 42
... sailed back to Bombay and sailed again to Bengal , and on returning from Bengal the second time . was lost . It was objected that the insurance was made after the advice of the new agreement was received , and that the insurers were not ...
... sailed back to Bombay and sailed again to Bengal , and on returning from Bengal the second time . was lost . It was objected that the insurance was made after the advice of the new agreement was received , and that the insurers were not ...
Page 50
... sailed on her voyage , and in a few days after , in weather which , though rough , would not have caused serious damage to a seaworthy ship , made so much water that the captain was obliged to return . In endeavouring to get homewards ...
... sailed on her voyage , and in a few days after , in weather which , though rough , would not have caused serious damage to a seaworthy ship , made so much water that the captain was obliged to return . In endeavouring to get homewards ...
Page 51
... sailed in the said ship from Belize River , in Honduras , on Tuesday , the 27th of October , 1801 , on a voyage to London , with a cargo of mahogany and logwood , at which time the said ship was , to the best of their knowledge , and as ...
... sailed in the said ship from Belize River , in Honduras , on Tuesday , the 27th of October , 1801 , on a voyage to London , with a cargo of mahogany and logwood , at which time the said ship was , to the best of their knowledge , and as ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
American AMERICAN NOTES amount appears applied arising Ass'n authority average loss barratry captain capture cause cent cited commencement condition consequence considered construction construed course Court Court of Exchequer crew damage decision declaration defendant doctrine effect entitled to recover evidence expenses fact free from average freight French Gibson ground H. L. Cas held implied warranty indemnity intended interest Judges judgment jury liable London London Assurance Company Lord ELLENBOROUGH Lord KENYON Lord MANSFIELD Lordships lost Marine Insurance Marseilles master memorandum Mount Vernon navigation Navigation Act negligence Notes opinion ordinary owner parties passport perils insured plaintiff plea policy of insurance port premium principle question reason repairs respect risk Royal Exchange Assurance rule sailed seilles ship or vessel shipowner suing and labouring time-policy tion total loss trial underwriters unseaworthy usage verdict voyage voyage insured voyage-policy warranty of seaworthiness words
Popular passages
Page 304 - 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 271 - ... 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 7 - Pleas, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside...
Page 688 - If a daj' be appointed for payment of money, or part of it, or for doing any other act, and the day is to happen, or may happen, before the thing which is the consideration of the money, or other act, is to be performed, an action may be brought for the money, or for not doing such other act before performance, for it appears that the party relied upon his remedy, and did not intend to make the performance a condition precedent...
Page 136 - Upon any kind of goods and merchandises, and also upon the body, tackle, apparel, ordnance, munition, artillery, boat, and other furniture, of and in the good ship or vessel...
Page 222 - Brett reserved leave to the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit or a verdict for him...
Page 818 - The true reason of the remedy; and then the office of all the judges is always to make such construction as shall suppress the mischief, and advance the remedy...
Page 651 - A testator is always presumed to use the words in which he expresses himself according to their strict and primary acceptation, unless from the context of the will it appears that he has used them in a different sense, in which case the sense in which he thus appears to have used them will be the sense in which they are to be construed.
Page 575 - Hall, that in construing wills and indeed statutes, and all written instruments, the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words is to be adhered to, unless that would lead to some absurdity, or some repugnance or inconsistency with the rest of the instrument, in which case the grammatical and ordinary sense of the words may be modified, so as to avoid that absurdity and inconsistency but no further.
Page 187 - ... if the court should be of opinion that the plaintiff was not entitled to recover.