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foreign laws are to be deemed satisfactorily established in our jurisprudence is a matter for consideration, since the Common Law does not furnish any direct recognition of them. But it may be safely affirmed that they are … to contracts of this sort entered into by private persons, who do not exercise the business of common carriers, there does not seem to be any material distinction varying the rights, obligations, and duties of the parties
Act of God
it good, notwithstanding any accident by inevitable necessity, Nichols v. Marsland, (1876) 2 Ex D 4. See also Common Carrier, tit. CARRIER. Accidental fire is not an act of God which can be traced to natural causes, Patel
Limited liability
Limited liability. At Common Law every person is liable, upon his contracts, up to the whole amount of his estate, and every … Shipping (Liability of Shipowners and Others) Act, 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. 32); and that of common carriers (including railway companies by the (English) Carriers Act, 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4, c. 68),
Passenger
servant on duty is not a passenger, AIR 1988 Pat 130 (132). Passenger, is a person whom a common carrier has contracted to carry from one place to another, Sundari v. Union of India, AIR 1984 All 277. … one place to another, Sundari v. Union of India, AIR 1984 All 277. Means a person whom a common carrier has contracted to carry from one place to another, Black's Law Dictionary. Means a traveller in or on
carrier
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contract carrier
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Ship
ebbs and flows, R. v. Anderson, LR 1 CCR 161. The liability of shipowners (who are liable at common law, if carriers, as insurers of goods) is limited by s. 503 of the Merchant Shipping Act, where … R. v. Anderson, LR 1 CCR 161. The liability of shipowners (who are liable at common law, if carriers, as insurers of goods) is limited by s. 503 of the Merchant Shipping Act, where there has been
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