The Contract of Affreightment as Expressed in Charterparties and Bills of Lading

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W. Clowes and Sons, Limited, 1904 - Bills of lading - 430 pages
 

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Page 387 - Act or omission of the shipper or owner of the goods, his agent or representative.
Page 369 - ... agent acting for him, of the goods or documents of title, under any sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of...
Page 381 - Damage done to a ship and cargo, or either of them, by water or otherwise, including damage by beaching or scuttling a burning ship, in extinguishing a fire on board the ship, shall be made good as general average...
Page 380 - Where any damage or loss is caused to any goods, merchandise, or other things whatsoever on board the ship...
Page 366 - ... for valuable consideration representing goods to have been shipped on board a vessel shall be conclusive evidence of such shipment as against 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...
Page 373 - insolvent" within the meaning of this act who either has ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business or cannot pay his debts as they become due, whether he has committed an act of bankruptcy or not, and whether he is insolvent within the meaning of the federal bankruptcy law or not. (4) Goods are in a "deliverable state...
Page 370 - UNPAID SELLER'S LIEN Section 54. WHEN RIGHT OF LIEN MAY BE EXERCISED. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the unpaid seller of goods who is in possession of them is entitled to retain possession of them until payment or tender of the price in the following cases, namely: (a) Where the goods have been sold without any stipulation as to credit; (b) Where the goods have been sold on credit, but the term of credit has expired; (c) Where the buyer becomes insolvent.
Page 347 - In witness whereof the Master or Purser of the said Ship hath affirmed to three Bills of Lading, all of this Tenor and Date, One of which three Bills being Accomplished, the other two to stand Void.
Page 382 - But in all other cases where a ship is intentionally run on shore for the common safety, the consequent loss or damage shall be allowed as general average.
Page 382 - Expenses Lightening a Ship when Ashore, and Consequent Damage. When a ship is ashore and cargo and ship's fuel and stores or any of them are discharged as a general average act, the extra cost of lightening, lighter hire and reshipping if incurred and the loss or damage sustained thereby, shall be admitted as general average.

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