Admiralty Lawyer ( The Law of Admiralty )

THE LAW OF ADMIRALTY. By Grant Gilmore and Charles L. Black,Jr. Brooklyn: Foundation Press, 1957. Pp. xli, 866. $10.00. This work on the law of admiralty by Professors Gilmore andBlack, of Yale University, represents considerably more incertainbranches than a simple textbook to be used in law schools. It com-mends itself in many regards to the practitioner of admiralty law forits clarity and thoroughness.

There are certain chapters which are quite outstanding treatises on the difficult subjects involved. The rights of seamen and maritimeworkers, for instance, is a painstaking and very intelligent treatmentof a very complex subject. To those who practice admiralty law, the humor of certain parts is appealing, but at times, quite grim, inas-much as it points up the great difficulty practitioners encounter intrying to defend the different claims asserted by seamen on varioustheories. Since the book has appeared, the rather amazing opinionof the

United States Supreme Court has been handed down in thecase of Kernan v. American Dredging Co.,' which makes a violationof a Coast Guard regulation equivalent to a violation of the FederalSafety Appliance Act, so that even though the rule violated was notdesigned to prevent the casualty resulting therefrom, liability isnevertheless imposed.

This admiralty lawyer book will be very helpful to anyone prac-ticing in this field, whether he represents plaintiff or defendant,libelant or respondent.The chapter on marine insurance is helpful, but unfortunately rel-atively short. It must therefore necessarily confine itself only torather fundamental questions. The admiralty bar is in dire need ofa definitive American treatise on this subject.

The treatment of the carriage of goods under bills of lading is awell-done, interesting, and an up-to-date exposition of the question. It will have considerable value to those who must, from time to time,advise bankers and shippers on the nature of these documents andtheir negotiable aspects.Although the chapter on collisions does not go into all ramificationsas a work like Griffin on Collisions2 does, it is well worth consultingfor an over-all view on this subject.

The chapter on ships' mortgagesand maritime liens is thoroughly done, and is clearly written. Indeed,there has been very little written in the past years on these subjects,so that this comprehensive review of the law, as it presently stands,

Product Details :

• Hardcover: 865 pages
• Publisher: Foundation Press; 1st edition (1957)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0007E2KHK
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.4 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds

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