1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 70
  3. CHAPTER 8
  4. Part 2
  5. 70-8-201 Contract for letting of ship

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 8. RENTALS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY

Part 2. Rental of Ships

Contract For Letting Of Ship

70-8-201. Contract for letting of ship. The contract by which a ship is let is termed a charter party. As part of the contract, the owner may either let the capacity or burden of the ship, continuing the employment of the owner's master, crew, and equipments, or may surrender the entire ship to the charterer, who then provides them. The master or part owner may be a charterer.

History: En. Sec. 2644, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5240, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7755, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 1959; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1003; re-en. Sec. 7755, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 42-215; amd. Sec. 2105, Ch. 56, L. 2009.