DOCTRINE OF GENERAL AVERAGE

By SovConn | July 23, 2014

doctrine  of  general average.Maritime law. A rule allowing a carrier to require cargo  owners

and the shipowner to  contribute  pro rata to the cost of  protecting the ship and its cargo. [Cases:

Shipping    186. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 458–459.] [Blacks Law 8th]

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