common carrier by water
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 62 U.S. 7 - Propeller Niagara v. Cordes · 1858Most cited · 171 citing opinions
Common carriers by water, like common carriers by land, in the absence of any legislative provisions prescribing a different rule, are also, in general, insurers, and liable in all events, and for every loss or damage, however occasioned, unless it happened by the act of God, or the public enemy, or by some other cause or accident, without any fault or negligence on the part of the carrier, and expressly excepted in the bill of lading.
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