Legal Definition and Related Resources of Quay
Meaning of Quay
A wharf at which to load or land goods. Sometimes spelled “key.” In its enlarged sense, the word “quay” means the whole space between the first row of houses of a city and the sea or river. 5 La. 152, 215. So much of the quay as is requisite for the public use of loading and unloading vessels is public property, and cannot be appropriated to private use, but the rest may be private property.
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Quay in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Is a space of ground appropriated to public use: such use as the convenience of commerce requires. New Orleans v. United States, 10 Pet. *715 (1836), McLean, J.
Note: This legal definition of Quay in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
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