Legal Definition and Related Resources of Voyage

A journey by water, especially by sea.

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Voyage in Historical Law

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Meaning of Voyage in the Past

The passage of a ship upon the seas, from one port to another or to several ports.

Developments

Every voyage must have a terminus a quo and a terminus ad quem. When the insurance (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) is for a limited time, the two extremes of that time are the termini of the vovage insured. When a ship is insured both outward and homeward, for one entire premium, this with reference to the insurance (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) is considered but one voyage; and the terminus a quo is also the terminus ad quem. Marsh. Ins. B. 1, c. 7, s. 1 to 5. As to the commencement and ending of the voyage, see Risk.

Details

The voyage, with reference to the legality of it, is sometimes confounded with the traffic in which the ship is engaged and is frequently said to be illegal, only because the trade (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.S. encyclopedia) is so. But a voyage may be lawful and yet the transport of certain goods on board the ship may be prohibited or the voyage may be illegal, though the transport of the goods be lawful. Marsh. Ins. B. 1, c. 6, s. 1. See Lex Merc. Amer. c. 10, s. 14; Park. Ins. ch. 12; Wesk. his. tit. Voyages; and Deviation,

Other Aspects

In the French law the Voyage de conserve, is the name given to name an agreement made between two or more sea captains that they will not separate in their voyage, will lend aid to each other and will defend themselves against a common enemy or the enemy of one of them, if attack. This agreement is said to be a partnership. 8 Pardes. Dr. Com. n. 656; 4 Pardes. Dr. Com. n. 984; 20 Toull. n. 17.[1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about voyage is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including voyage.

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