Rudolf v. Brown

Citations

• 137 F. 106
• 1905 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215

Syllabus

<p>Shipping—Liability op Owner por Supplies—Construction op Statutes.</p> <p>Act .Tune 20, 1SS4. c. 121, § 18, 23 'Stat. 57 [U. S. Comp. St. 1001, p. 2045], which provides that “the individual liability of a shipowner shall be limited to the proportion of any or all debts and liabilities that his individual share of the vessel bears to the whole,” is to be construed in connection with the limited liability act of 1851 (Rev. St. § 4283 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2943]), and does not apply to personal contracts, so as to exempt a part owner from full liability for supplies purchased by his authority, or with his knowledge and consent.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—Por cases in point, see vol. 44, Cent. Dig. Shipping, §§ 637, 643.]</p>