Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 161 – Liability to freighters
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 161
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
A ship owner is not answerable beyond the amount of the ship owner’s interest in the vessel and freight for the embezzlement, loss or destruction, by the master and mariners, of any property put on board of such vessel, or for any act of theirs without the ship owner’s privity or knowledge. If several owners of property on the same voyage suffer such damage and the whole vessel and its freight for the voyage are not sufficient to compensate each of them, they must be compensated by the owner of the vessel in proportion to their respective losses, and for that purpose, they or the owner of the vessel, or any of them, may file a complaint for discovery and payment of the sum, for which such owner is liable to the parties entitled thereto. [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §232 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §232 (COR).