arrival
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 50 U.S. 372 - Harrison v. Vose · 1850Most cited · 67 citing opinions
of vessel at port
the arrival of a vessel refers, undoubtedly, to her coming into a port from any cause, or for any purpose, and for any period. It is admitted that this may be the literal and general meaning of the term with lexicographers, but in several cases it is used to denote a coming in for certain special objects of business, and to be followed by remaining there so long as to render an entry of the vessel proper, and a deposit of her papers with a consul prudent and useful.
How often courts cite the case defining “arrival”
Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “arrival” — 66 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.