Definition of DISPATCH, or DESPATCH in Black's Law Dictionary 4th Edition – Legal dictionary – Glossary of legal terms.
Definition of DISPATCH, or DESPATCH
A message, letter, or order sent with speed on affairs of state; a telegraphic message.
Celerity; expedition; speed. Stockman v. Boston & M. R. R., 117 Me. 35, 102 A. 560, 562.
In Maritime Law
Diligence, due activity, or proper speed in the discharge of a cargo; the opposite of delay. Sleeper v. Puig, 22 Fed.Cas. 321.
Customary Dispatch
Such as accords with the rules, customs, and usages of the port where the discharge is made.
Dispatch Money
Dispatch money, which arises purely from contract, is a premium paid charterer by vessel for days saved that may be used in completing voyage. The Driebergen, C.C. A.Fla., 60 F.2d 367, 371.
Quick Dispatch
Speedy discharge of cargo without allowance for the customs or rules of the port or for delay from the crowded state of the harbor or wharf. Mott v. Frost, D.C.S.C., 47 F. 82; Bjorkquist v. Certain Steel Rail Crop Ends, D.C. Md., 3 F. 717; Davis v. Wallace, 7 Fed.Cas. 182.
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