voluntary deviation
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 277 U.S. 323 - Republic of France v. French Overseas Corporation the Malcolm Baxter Jr · 1928Most cited · 253 citing opinions
The case is therefore not one where the master set sail with the knowledge that the deviation from the voyage, as described in the bill of lading, would ensue, and with the purpose and intent to deviate as in The Willdomino, supra. There the officers of the vessel, under direction of the owner, sailed from Ponta Delgada, bound for New York, all knowing that the supply of fuel was insufficient for the voyage, and intending to take the vessel to North Sidney, and we held that the deviation under the circumstances was voluntary and inexcusable.
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