Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Admiralty of England: And on Appeal to the Privy Council. 1855-1859 |
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18 Vict Act of Parliament act on petition action Addams affidavit agent agreement alleged amount appears arrested attorney bail barque Bayford behalf Binny & Co blame bondholder bottomry bond bound brig British brought Captain cargo cause certificate of registry charge charter charter-party circumstances claim Clarkson Collingridge collision costs Court of Admiralty damage decree entitled evidence facts foreign galliot given Glanmire hypothecated James Ainslie Judge judgment jurisdiction lien Liverpool Lordships LUSHINGTON ment Merchant Shipping Act Messrs Morice and Towne mortgagees necessary opinion owners paid parties payment pilot plaintiff pleaded ported her helm proceeding proceeds proctor pronounced purchaser question Ramsgate Registrar and Merchants rendered repairs Richard Newman Richards River Tyne Rothery sailing salvage service salvors Sappho schooner ship and freight side smack starboard statute steam-tug steamer Stiles suit Tecla Carmen tion Trinity Masters Twiss United Kingdom vessel voyage wages
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Page 338 - London, (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 order or to assigns, he or they paying freight for the said goods at 51.
Page 520 - ... light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Page 414 - In narrow channels every steam vessel shall, when it is safe and practicable, keep to that side of the fairway or mid-channel which lies on the starboard side of such vessel.
Page 36 - ... the circumstances of the case are such as to render a departure from the rule necessary in order to avoid immediate danger, and subject also to a due regard to the dangers of navigation, and, as regards sailing ships on the starboard tack close-hauled, to the keeping such ships under command ; 2.
Page 418 - The master of a ship, and every person lawfully acting as master of a ship, by reason of the decease or incapacity from illness of the master of the ship, shall, so far as the case permits, have the same rights, liens, and remedies for the recovery of disbursements or liabilities properly made or incurred by him on account of the ship as a master has for the recovery of his wages.
Page 10 - Act provides that no owner or master of any ship shall be answerable to any person whatever for any loss or damage occasioned by the fault or incapacity of any qualified pilot acting in charge of such ship within any district where the employment of a pilot is compulsory by law.
Page 60 - Whenever any ship, whether a steamer or sailing ship, proceeding in one direction, meets another ship, whether a steamer or sailing ship, proceeding in another direction, so that if both ships were to continue their respective courses they would pass so near as to involve the risk of a collision, the helms of both ships must be put to port so as to pass on the port side of each other...
Page 167 - That the High Court of Admiralty shall have jurisdiction to decide all claims and demands whatsoever in the nature of salvage for services rendered to or damage received by any ship or sea-going vessel, or in the nature of towage, or for necessaries supplied to any foreign ship or sea-going vessel, and to enforce the payment thereof, whether such ship or vessel may have been within the body of a county, or upon the high seas, at the time when the services were rendered or damage received, or necessaries...
Page 528 - ... so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass ; so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the ship, viz.
Page 431 - Whenever any injury has, in any part of the world, been caused to any property belonging to her Majesty or to any of her Majesty's subjects, by any foreign ship, if at any time thereafter such ship is found in any port or river of the United Kingdom, or within three miles of the coast thereof...