Harter Act

Harter Act
An act of Congress approved February 13th, 1893, which was designed to fix the relations between the cargo and the vessel and to prohibit contracts restricting the liability of the vessel and owners in certain particulars connected with the construction, repair and outfit of the vessel and the care and delivery of the cargo. 48 Am J1st Ship § 447.

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