Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States, Volume 5 |
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... steamer ; that there were no false bills of lading , nor any passports or sea - briefs other than the usual register and ship's papers , which were entirely true and fair ; that he did not know on what pretence she was captured ; that ...
... steamer ; that there were no false bills of lading , nor any passports or sea - briefs other than the usual register and ship's papers , which were entirely true and fair ; that he did not know on what pretence she was captured ; that ...
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... Steamer Gertrude , and United States v . The Schooner Stephen Hart . The Hart was captured on the 29th of January , 1862 , between the southern coast of Florida and the Island of Cuba . The claimants of her whole cargo were the firm of ...
... Steamer Gertrude , and United States v . The Schooner Stephen Hart . The Hart was captured on the 29th of January , 1862 , between the southern coast of Florida and the Island of Cuba . The claimants of her whole cargo were the firm of ...
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... steamer . An invoice is not a " ship's paper ; " a manifest is . The former is made out by a shipper to and for his own agent and consignee , so as to show price and charges . The master has no control over an invoice . When- ever it ...
... steamer . An invoice is not a " ship's paper ; " a manifest is . The former is made out by a shipper to and for his own agent and consignee , so as to show price and charges . The master has no control over an invoice . When- ever it ...
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... steamer . That the whole cargo was owned in common , is also shown by the letters of Speyer & Haywood to Captain May and W. S. Hart ; by their indorse- ment on the charter - party , and by their signature to the manifest . Isaac ...
... steamer . That the whole cargo was owned in common , is also shown by the letters of Speyer & Haywood to Captain May and W. S. Hart ; by their indorse- ment on the charter - party , and by their signature to the manifest . Isaac ...
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... Steamer Gertrude , and United States v . The Schooner Stephen Hart , then pend- ing in that court . The invocation of these documents appears to have been made at the original hearing , and we cannot say that this was strictly regular ...
... Steamer Gertrude , and United States v . The Schooner Stephen Hart , then pend- ing in that court . The invocation of these documents appears to have been made at the original hearing , and we cannot say that this was strictly regular ...
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