§184. Apportionment of compensation

Whenever any such embezzlement, loss, or destruction is suffered by several freighters or owners of goods, wares, merchandise, or any property whatever, on the same voyage, and the whole value of the vessel, and her freight for the voyage, is not sufficient to make compensation to each of them, they shall receive compensation from the owner of the vessel in proportion to their respective losses; and for that purpose the freighters and owners of the property, and the owner of the vessel, or any of them, may take the appropriate proceedings in any court, for the purpose of apportioning the sum for which the owner of the vessel may be liable among the parties entitled thereto.

(R.S. §4284; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 251 .)

Codification

R.S. §4284 derived from act Mar. 3, 1851, ch. 43, §4, 9 Stat. 635 .

Act Feb. 27, 1877, amended R.S. §4284 by substituting the word "owners" for "owner" in the expression "freighters and owners of the property".

Cross References

Remedies reserved, see section 187 of this Appendix.

Vessels within application of this section, see section 188 of this Appendix.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 187, 188, 1308 of this Appendix; title 16 section 1443; title 33 section 2718; title 42 section 9607.