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Abbott on Shipp absence accordingly act of Congress Admiralty Courts agreement alleged allowed amount answer arrest authority awarded BETTS bill of lading bottomry brig brought cargo cause of action character charge Christianson civil law claim claimants common law compensation competent consignee contract costs Court of Admiralty creditor crew damages decree defence demand denied desertion discharge duty Eliza and Abby Elmina enforced entitled equity evidence filed foreign port forfeiture of wages freight Hagg Hiern hypothecation July 20th jurisdiction Kent's Comm Key West lant leave libellant libellant's lien mariner maritime law master mate ment navigation necessary New-York offence officers Oleron owner parties payment personam pilot pleadings principle proceedings proceeds proctor proofs punishment recover regard rendered respect respondent rule sailor salvage salvors schooner seamen shipping articles shore statute stipulation suit testimony tion tort Tuxpan U. S. Stat United vessel voyage witness wreck
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Page 512 - ... that the same is true of his own knowledge except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief, and as to those matters he believes it to be true.
Page 251 - Large, 53, 54,) by which it was enacted, "that all pilots in the bays, inlets, rivers, harbors and ports of the United States, shall continue to be regulated in conformity with the existing laws of the States respectively wherein such pilots may be, or with such laws as the States may respectively hereafter enact for the purpose, until further legislative provision shall be made by Congress.
Page 367 - ... may summon the master of such vessel to appear before him, to show cause why process should not issue against such vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture, according to the course of admiralty courts, to answer for the wages.
Page 368 - ... the matter in dispute is not forthwith settled, the judge or justice or commissioner shall certify to the clerk of the district court that there is sufficient cause of complaint whereon to found admiralty process; and thereupon the clerk of such court shall issue process against the vessel.
Page 297 - If we examine the etymology, or received use, of the words "admiralty" and " maritime jurisdiction," we shall find, that they include jurisdiction of all things done upon and relating to the sea, or, in other words, all transactions and proceedings relative to commerce and navigation, and to damages or injuries upon the sea.
Page 239 - It may be, in an extraordinary case, difficult to distinguish a case of pilotage from a case of salvage, properly so called, for it is possible that the safe conduct of a ship into...
Page 367 - ... her cargo before the voyage be ended, unless the contrary be expressly stipulated in the contract: and as soon as the voyage is ended, and the cargo or ballast be fully discharged at the last port of delivery...
Page 404 - Pacific, or vice versa, shall, before he proceeds on such voyage, make an agreement, in writing or in print, with every seaman whom he carries to sea as one of the crew, in the manner hereinafter mentioned ; and every such agreement shall be, as near as may be, in the form given in the table marked A...
Page 332 - ... such master shall pay to every such seaman the highest price or wages which shall have been given at the port or place where such seaman was shipped, for a similar voyage, within three months next before the time of such shipping...
Page 150 - Ship, shall demand or be entitled to his Wages or any Part thereof, until the Arrival of the said Ship at the above-mentioned Port of Discharge, and her Cargo delivered...