Touch And Stay

Words frequently introduced in policies of insurance, giving the party insured the right to stop and stay at certain designated points in the course of the voyage. A vessel which has the power to touch and stay at a place in the course of the voyage must confine herself strictly to the terms of the liberty so given; for any attempt to trade at such a port during such a stay, as, by shipping or landing goods, will amount to a species of deviation which will discharge the underwriters, unless the ship have also liberty to trade as well as to touch and stay at such a place. 1 Marsh. Ins. 275; 1 Esp. 610; 5 Esp. 96. TOUJOURS ET UNCORE PRIST (Law Fr. always and still ready). This is the name of a plea of tender; as, where a man is indebted to another, and he tenders the amount due, and afterwards the creditor brings a suit, the defendant may plead the tender, and add that he has always been and is still ready to pay what he owes, which may be done by tne formula toujowrs et uncore prist. He must then pay the money into court; and if the issue be found for him, the defendant will be exonerated from costs, and the plaintiff made Justly

Words frequently introduced in policies of insurance, giving the party insured the right to stop and stay at certain designated points in the course of the voyage. A vessel which has the power to touch and stay at a place in the course of the voyage must confine herself strictly to the terms of the liberty so given; for any attempt to trade at such a port during such a stay, as, by shipping or landing goods, will amount to a species of deviation which will discharge the underwriters, unless the ship have also liberty to trade as well as to touch and stay at such a place; 1 Marsh. Ins. 275. T0UJ0URS ET UNC0RE PRIST (L. Fr.). Always and still ready. This is the name of a plea of tender: as, where a man is indebted to another, and he tenders the amount due, and afterwards the creditor brings a suit, the defendant may plead the tender, and add that he has always been and is still ready to pay what he owes, which may be done by the formula toujours et uncore prist. He must then pay the money into court; and if the issue be found for him the defendant will be exonerated from costs, and the plaintiff made liable for them; 3 Bouvier, Inst. n. 2923. See Tout Temps Prist; Tender; Uncore Prist.