passenger
Defined in 8 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Anderson (1889)
Definitions from Case Law
From 292 U.S. 80 - Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 1934Most cited · 378 citing opinions
In its usual popular significance the term, when applied to one riding a train, indicates a traveler, intending to be transported for hire or upon contract with the carrier, and distinguishes him from those employed to render service in connection with the journey.
United States Code
46 U.S.C. § 2101 — in this subtitle
“passenger”—
(A) means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) the owner or an individual representative of the owner or, in the case of a vessel under charter, an individual charterer or individual representative of the charterer;
(ii) the master; or
(iii) a member of the crew engaged in the business of the vessel who has not contributed consideration for carriage and who is paid for on board services;
(B) on an offshore supply vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) an individual included in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(ii) an employee of the owner, or of a subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the business of the owner;
(iii) an employee of the charterer, or of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged in the business of the charterer; or
(iv) an individual employed in a phase of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources served by the vessel;
(C) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) an individual included in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(ii) a managing operator;
(iii) an employee of the owner, or of a subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the business of the owner;
(iv) an employee of the charterer, or of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged in the business of the charterer; or
(v) an observer or sea sampler on board the vessel pursuant to a requirement of State or Federal law; or
(D) on a sailing school vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) an individual included in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(ii) an employee of the owner of the vessel engaged in the business of the owner, except when the vessel is operating under a demise charter;
(iii) an employee of the demise charterer of the vessel engaged in the business of the demise charterer; or
(iv) a sailing school instructor or sailing school student.
49 U.S.C. § 1136 — in this section (5 versions over time)
Passenger.—The term "passenger" includes—
(A) an employee of an air carrier or foreign air carrier aboard an aircraft;
(B) any other person aboard the aircraft without regard to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a seat, or held a reservation for the flight; and
(C) any other person injured or killed in the aircraft accident, as determined appropriate by the Board.
49 U.S.C. § 41113 — in this section
Aircraft Accident and Passenger Defined.—In this section, the terms “aircraft accident” and “passenger” have the meanings such terms have in section 1136 of this title.
49 U.S.C. § 41313 — in this section (8 versions over time)
Passenger.—The term "passenger" has the meaning given such term by section 1136.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who has taken a place in a public conveyance for the purpose of being transported from one place to another. One who is so conveyed from one place to another. Though the relation of passenger and carrier is in a sense a matter of contract, the implications of contract are broader than in other cases. Thus, one is a passenger on a train which he took by mistake. 64 Tex. 536; 40 Ind. 37. One who is carried gratuitously is a passenger, as is one who has not yet paid his fare (57 N. Y. Super. Ct. 348; 46 Mo. App. 665), but not one who designs evading payment of fare (157 Mass. 377), even by using a pass issued to another (107 Ind. 442). An employe of the carrier not engaged in the management of the particular train is a passenger (69 Ga. 715; but see 95 N. Y. 267), as is an employe of another carrier under contract, as an express messenger (56 Ark. 594), or a postal clerk (95 N. Y. 562; 57 Fed. 165). The relation of passenger and carrier begins the moment one goes on the carrier's premises to take passage on one of its trains (58 Ga. 461; 36 Fed. 72; 40 Barb. [N. Y.] 546), and is not ended until the passenger leaves the conveyance and the carrier's premises (55 Kan. 682; 146 Mass. 241; 9 Tex. Civ. App. 599).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who has taken a place in a public conveyance, by virtue of a contract, for the purpose of being transported from one place to another, on the paymeut of fare or its equivalent. Bricker v. R. Co., 132 Pa. 1, 18 Atl. 983, 19 Am, St. Rep. 585. The Nature of the Relation between Car passenger are imposed by law upon common carriers tipon considerations of public policy, independent of contract, and arise from the nature of their public employment;” Mc- Neill v. R. Co., 135 N. C. 682, 47 S. E. 765, 67
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
A person who travels in a public conveyance under a contract express or implied for the payment of fare, or for that which the carrier accepts as an equivalent
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
One who travels in some public conveyance by virtue of a contract, express or implied, with the carrier, as for the payment of fare or that which is accepted as an equivalent therefor.* a mere trespasser, a person who steals a ride upon a railroad train, or who is employed thereon, is not a passenger.' See baggage; Carrier; Commerce; Salvage; Travel; Vessel, Merchant.