charterer vs. carrier
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 21 U.S. 605 - Archibald Gracie v. John Palmer · 1823Most cited · 65 citing opinions
the ship owner, who let his ship to hire to another, whether manned and equipped or not, enters into a contract totally distinct from that of him who engages to employ her himself in the transportation of the goods of another. In the former case, he parts with the possession to another, and that other becomes the carrier; in the latter, he retains the possession of the ship, although the hold may be the property of the charterer; and being subject to the liabilities, he retains the rights incident to the character of a common carrier.
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