 | Charles Petersdorff - Law reports, digests, etc - 1825 - 848 pages
...in the cue of the Wonclrosev. Rims, may be useful : — There are four probabilities, be says, urder which an accident of this sort may occur. In the first place, it may happen without blame being imputablc to either party, as where the loss U occasioned by a storm, or any other vit major. In that... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Patrick Shaw - Law reports, digests, etc - 1828 - 504 pages
...subject. Lord Stowell, then Sir William Scott, states the law thus : — ' This is one of those important cases, in which ' the entire loss of a ship and cargo...place, It may happen ' without blame being imputable to cither party, as where the loss is ' occasioned by a storm, or any other vis major. In that case the... | |
 | Joseph Story - Bailments - 1832 - 460 pages
...elsewhere.2 § 608. According to Lord STOWELL, there are four possibilities, under which accidents of this sort may occur. In the first place it may happen without blame being imputed to either party ; as where the 1 Farnsworth v. Groot, G Cowen R. 698. 2 The Thames, 5 Rob.... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Civil procedure - 1834 - 680 pages
...(a.-) Sir Win. Scott thus distinctly stated the legal classification of collisions of this nature. " There are four possibilities under which an accident...to either party ; as where the loss is occasioned by any other vis major, in that case the misfortune must be borne by the party on whom it happens to... | |
 | Joseph Story - Bailments - 1840 - 686 pages
...whether both be foreign vessels, or both be domestic vessels.9 o * § 608. According to Lord Stowell, there are four possibilities, under which an accident of this sort may occur.3 In the first place, it may happen without blame being imputed to either party ; as where the... | |
 | Freeman Hunt - Commerce - 1843 - 620 pages
...the Woodrop Sims,* says there are four possibilities under which a collision may occur : — First. It may happen without blame being imputable to either party : as where the loss is occasioned by a storm, or any other vis major. In that case, the misfortune must be borne by the party on whom... | |
 | John Bouvier - Anglo-Norman dialect - 1843 - 752 pages
...or when one runs foul of the other. In such cases there is almost always a loss or damage incurred. There are four possibilities under which an accident of this sort may occur. 1. It may happen without blame being imputable to either party, as when the loss is occasioned by a... | |
 | Commerce - 1843 - 610 pages
...the. Woodrop Sims,* says there are four possibilities under which a collision may occur : — First. It may happen without blame being imputable to either party : as where the luss is occasioned by a storm, or any other vis major. In that case, the misfortune must be borne by... | |
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There are four possibilities under which an accident of this sort may occur. In the first place, it may happen without blame being imputable to either party ; as where the loss is occasioned by a storm, or any other vis major : In that case, the misfortune... 
