Happen

The word happen, in its strictest literal sense, signifies an unexpected event. It is also not uncommonly used as synonymous with "'occur," "take place," "exist" and "happens to be." 51 N. J. Law, 192. HARBOR (Saxon, here berga, station for an army). A place where ships may ride with safety; any navigable water protected by the surrounding country; a haven. It is public property. 1 Bouv. Inst, note 435. Harbor is to be distinguished from "port," which has a reference to the delivery of cargo. See 7 Man. & G. 870; 9 Mete. (Mass.) 371-377; 2 Barn & Aid. 460. Thus, we have the "said harbor basin and docks of the port of Hull." 2 Barn. & Aid. 60. But they are generally used as synonymous. Webster. In Torts. To receive clandestinely or without lawful authority a person for the purpose of so concealing him that another having a right to the lawful custody of such person shall be deprived of the same; for example, the harboring of a wife or an apprentice in order to deprive the husband or the master of them; or, in a less technical sense, it is the reception of persons improperly. 10 N. H. 247; 5 111. 498. The harboring of such persons will subject the harborer to an action for the injury; but, in order to put him completely in the wrong, a demand should be made for their restoration, for in cases where the harborer has not committed any other wrong than merely receiving the plaintiff's wife, child, or apprentice, he may be under no obligation to return them without a demand. 1 Chit. Prac. 564; Dane, Abr. Index; 2 N. C. Law Rep. 249; 5 How. (U. S.) 215, 227.