master
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 303 U.S. 91 - Blackton v. Gordon · 1938Most cited · 55 citing opinions
every person having the command of any ship belonging to any citizen of the United States shall, within the meaning and for the purposes of this act, be deemed and taken to be the 'master' of such ship
How often courts cite the cases defining “master”
Court decisions citing the 2 opinions that defined “master” — 72 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining cases 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.
All 2 definitions, chronological · 1827–1938
- ORIGINAL
the master, in his character as master, has no authority to procure insurance, nor is he in any sense an agent for such purpose, or in any way connected with it... in his appropriate character of master, the law considers him an agent only for the navigation of the vessel, and in such matters as are connected with, and incident to, such employment... He is not to be considered as the general agent of the owner for all purposes whatsoever, that may have connexion with the voyage.
special agent only