DEAD FREIGHT
\dˈɛd fɹˈe͡ɪt], \dˈɛd fɹˈeɪt], \d_ˈɛ_d f_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t]\
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When a merchant who has chartered a vessel puts on board a part only of the intended cargo, but yet, having chartered the whole vessel, is bound to pay freight for the unoccupied capacity, the freight thus due is called “dead freight.†Gray v.Carr, L. R. 6 Q. B. 52S; Phillips v. Rodie, 15 East. 547.
By Henry Campbell Black
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