Ship papers
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 2 U.S. 19 - Miller v. The Ship Resolution · 1781Most cited · 2 citing opinions
every commercial country has directed, by its laws, that its ships shall be furnished with a set of papers called Ship Papers: And this criterion the law of nations adopts, in time of war, to distinguish the property of different powers, when found at sea; not indeed as conclusive, but presumptive evidence only.