ARTICLE 3. Implied Warranties Peculiar to Marine Insurance

Article 3 enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 145.

§§ 1920–1927 · 8 sections

• § 1920 In every marine insurance upon a ship or involving transportation by ship, a warranty is implied that the ship is seaworthy.
• § 1921 A ship is seaworthy when reasonably fit to perform the services and encounter the ordinary perils of the voyage contemplated by the parties to the policy.
• § 1922 An implied warranty of seaworthiness is complied with if the ship is seaworthy at the time of the commencement of the risk, except in the following cases: (a)…
• § 1923 A warranty of seaworthiness extends not only to the condition of the structure of the ship itself, but also requires that it be properly laden and provided…
• § 1924 Where any portion of the voyage contemplated by a policy differs from other portions in respect to the things requisite to make the ship seaworthy therefor, a…
• § 1925 When a ship becomes unseaworthy during the voyage, an unreasonable delay in repairing the defect exonerates the insurer from liability on any loss arising from…
• § 1926 A ship may be seaworthy for the purpose of insurance upon itself and, at the same time, unseaworthy for the purpose of insurance upon the cargo because of…
• § 1927 Where the nationality or neutrality of a ship or cargo is expressly warranted, it is implied that: (a) The ship will carry the requisite documents to show such…