ON THE

LAW OF SHIPPING

AND THE

LAW AND PRACTICE OF ADMIRALTY.

BY

THEOPHILUS PARSONS, LL.D.,

DANE PROFESSOR OF LAW IN HARVARD UNIVERSITY, AT CAMBRIDGE.

Int 3336.3 274072

SEP 7 1889

menot Fund

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by
THEOPHILUS PARSONS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by

THEOPHILUS PARSONS,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

UNIVERSITY PRESS: WELCH, BIGELOW, & Co.,

CAMBRIDGE.

CONTENTS.

BOOK I. (CONTINUED.)

ON THE LAW OF SHIPPING.

CHAPTER XIV.

OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MASTER.

SECTION I.

Of the Foundation and Nature of the Master's Authority.

SECTION II.

Of the Master's Power from Necessity

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3

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How far the Owner is liable for the Torts of the Master.

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CHAPTER XVI.

OF PILOTS.

SECTION I.

What Pilots are, and what their Duties are

SECTION II.

How far Owners are responsible for the Torts of Pilots

CHAPTER XVII.

OF THE LIMITATION OF THE LIABILITY OF SHIP-OWNERS BY

STATUTE.

CHAPTER XVIII.

OF MATERIAL MEN, AND THEIR LIENS .

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BOOK II.

ON THE LAW AND JURISDICTION OF ADMIRALTY.

CHAPTER I.

THE EXTENT OF THE JURISDICTION OF ADMIRALTY.

SECTION I.

Admiralty Jurisdiction as determined by Place

SECTION II.

Admiralty Jurisdiction as determined by the Subject-matter of the