There as an agreement to carry a passenger on board a ship from London to the West Indies, the passage-money to be paid in London before the commencement of the voyage. The passenger puts his baggage on board in the Tharnes, meaning himself to embark at Portsmouth The ship is lost in going round to that place. The passage-money cannot be recovered back. Aliter, if the agreement had been to carry the passenger from Portsmouth to the West Indies.
Citations:
[1815] EngR 894, (1815) 4 Camp 241, (1815) 171 ER 77 (A)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Transport
Updated: 06 June 2022; Ref: scu.336704
