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? f l l r ,a! S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L im ite d v. W e id n e r, « o p k in s , a n d C o... 246, 539 j lb ° n ia , T h e ... 567
' r e<2 N o b e l, T he ... ... 178
4 'w in a , T h e ... 311
V nj r i k a ' T h e ... 558
^ « d r e w W e ir and Co. v. D o b e ll a n d Go... 496
n 0 lo -3 fe x ica.n, The ... 367
Tn h oId, K a r b e r g , a n d Co. v. B ly th e , Greene, a n d Co. L im it e d ; T h e o d o r S chne id er «no. Co. v. B u r g e tt an d N ew sam ... 94, 235 •™ ?°ciated P o rtla n d C em e nt M a n u i'a c tu re rs (1900) ®. A s h to n ... 40
ria n , T he ... 375
n s tin F r ia r s S team S h ip p in g C o m p a n y v. PUlers an d B a k e rs L im it e d ... 162
n a tra la sia , B a n k o f v. C la n L in e S team ers C n w te d ... 99
a*rd a n d Co. v. P ric e , W a lk e r, and C o ... 448
* C l 0 r ' T he ... . . . ... 397
L ira 'te d '^■lis *ira ^as*a v ‘ L in ^ S team ers f 1Tenfe h , T h e ...A 346 a rn e tt a n d Co. v. J a v e r i an d C o ... 424
o f the F a lk la n d Is la n d s , B e ; E x p a rte B « - M .S . C anopus ... 572
r , „ ei\ ^ r ey, a n d Co. v. L o n d o n A ssurance C o r p o ra tio n ... 318
A L u r ° ve (S tea m ship) C o m p a n y L im ite d v. K tieselskabet F jo r d o f K r is tia n a ... 188
2 * ? ta > T he ... 350
J°r n s te rjne B jo rn s o n , T h e ... 178
B anc* ^ ° * v ' R i ch a r d s> T u r p in , an d C o... 407
o ekow, V a u g h a n , an d Co. v. C o m p a n ia M in e ra . «« S ie rra M e n e ra ... 342, 533 The ... 369
j^^-h S te a m sh ip C o m p a n y L im ite d v. C a rg o g ee^ I r o n C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 451
fit is h and F o re ig n M a r in e In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y £ n iite d v. S am u el S and ay and C o ... 116, 289 r itis h D o m in io n s G e n e ra l In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y ttu te d v. D u d e r a n d o th e rs ... 84
U ll a n d C ake M ills L im it e d v. P o r t o f nd on A u t h o r it y ...'... 156
m ayne, T h e ... 356
*-uce M a r r i o t t and Co. v. H o u ld e r L in e L im ite d 560 c y ° n > T he ... 565
Ve C arso, The ... ... 27, 215 ry I*®* an<I Co. v. S o u l i d i ... 361
n V 1 ra ^ A rg e n tin e R a ilw a y L im ite d v. M a rw o o d 153 °n c a d o ro t Th e ... 355
Q ,JstCan P rin c e t The ... 29
D o A ^ ^ ^ am ) anc* Sons L im ite d v. L a m b to n and C r ft n m d ^ eid es L im ite d ... 530
j) °,8s an<l Co. v. K y le S h ip p in g C o m p a n y 327, 410 The {C a rg o ex) ... 591
b D e n n y v. S k e lto n 437 D e r/J lin g e r, T he ... 345
D u n ca n F o x a n d Co. v. S c h re m p ft an d B o n k e ... 131
E a ste rn C o u n tie s F a rm e rs ’ C o -o p e ra tiv e A ssocia tion* L im ite d v. N ew house and Co. ... 449
E d e n H a ll, T he ... 306
E le fth e rio s K . V enizelos, Th e {P a r t C a rg o ex) ... 589
Eumceus, Th e ... 228
F a lk la n d Is la n d s , R e B a ttle o f th e ; E x p a rte H .M .S C anopus ... 572
F a n c y , The ... 503
F . A . T a m p lin S te a m sh ip C o m p a n y L im ite d and A n g lo -M e x ic a n P e tro le u m P ro d u ce C om p any L im ite d , R e A n A r b it r a t io n betw een ... 284, 467 Fo rbe s (S tein ) and Co. v. C o u n ty T a ilo r in g C o m p a n y ... 422
F o rs v ik , T he ... 567
Fo w le s v. E a s te rn a n d A u s tr a lia n S team ship C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 477
F o x (D un can) a n d Co. v. S c h re m p ft a n d B o n k e ... 131
F ra n c e (W illia m ) , F e n w ic k , an d Co. L im ite d v. M e rc h a n ts ’ M a r in e In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y L im ite d 106 F r a t e lli S o rre n tin o v. B u e rg e r ... 1, 164 F re d e ric k V I I I . , T he ... 570
F r id la n d , T he ... 178
G e rm a n ia , T h e ... 230, 588 G lasgow , The ... 33
G roves and Sons v. W e b b and K e n w a rd ... 386
G utenfe ls, T h e ; B a re n fe ls , T h e ; D e rfflin g e r , The 346 H a k a n , T he ... 479
H a p p e v. Manasseh ... 91
H a r p e r and Sons v. K e lle r , B r y a n t, and C o... 98
H a r p e r (H . G .) and Co. v. J o h n B la n d and Co. L im ite d ... 49
H a tfie ld , O w ners o f S team ship v. O w ners o f S te a m sh ip G lasgow ... 33
H e lg o la n d , T he ... 353
H e m s o th (W ilh e lm ) L im ite d , R e ... 115
H e w itt B ro th e rs v. W ils o n ... I l l H . G. H a r p e r a n d Co. v. J o h n B la n d and Co. L im ite d ... 49
H o lla n d G u lf S to o m v a a rt M a tts c h a p p ij v. W a tso n , M u n ro , and C o... 92, 279 H o o d v. W est E n d M o to r C a r P a c k in g C om p a n y ... 441
H o rlo c k v. B e a l ... 250
H u m b e r C onse rvan cy B o a rd v. G ra n t ... 421
H y p a tia , T he ... 574
Io lo , The ... 141
Jam es M o rris o n and Co. L im ite d v. S haw , S a v ill, a n d A lb io n C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 400, 504 Jea nne, T h e, T h e V e ra , The F o rs v ik , T h e A lb a n ia 567 J u n o , T he ... 15
K a t w i j k , T h e ... 399
K i m , T h e ; A lfr e d N o b e l, T h e ; B jd rn s te rjn e B jo rn s o n , T h e ; F r id la n d , The ... 178
K ro n p rin z e s s in C e cilie ... 307
L a w a n d B o n a r L im ite d v. B r it is h A m e ric a n T o b a cco C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 499
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L e Q uellec e t F ils v. T h om so n ... 445
L e n n a rd ’s C a r r y in g C o m p a n y L im ite d v. A s ia tic P e tro le u m C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 81
L e o n B lu m , T he ... 273
L e y la n d S h ip p in g C p m p a n y v. N o rw ic h U n io n F ir e In s u ra n c e S o cie ty ... 426
L is to n an d o th e rs v. O w ners o f S te a m sh ip C a r- * p a th ia n ... 70
L o n d o n (P o r t o f) A u t h o r it y v. B r it is h O il and C ake M ills L im ite d ... 156
L o ve and S te w a rt L im ite d v. R o w to r S team ship C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 500
M a c b e th and Co. v. K in g ... 442
M a ra c a ib o , T he ... 522
M a rq u is B a cq u e h e m , T he ... 351
M a r r i o t t (B ru ce ) and Co. v. H o u ld e r L in e L im ite d ... 550
M a ts o u k is v. P rie s tm a n and C o... 68
M eade, K in g , R o b in so n , a n d Co. v. Jacobs a n d Co. an d o th ers ... 105
M ir a m ic h i, T he .. ... 21
M itc h e ll, C otts, a n d Co. v. Steel B ro th e rs and Co. L im ite d ... 497
M its u i and Co. v. W a tts , W a tts , and Co. 300, 427, 580 M o d e rn T r a n s p o rt C om p any L im ite d v. D u n e ric S te a m sh ip C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 434, 490 M o rris o n (Jam es) and Co. L im it e d v. S haw , S a v ill, and A lb io n C o m p a n y L im ite d ... . 400, 504 M o we, T he ... 17
N in g c h o w , T he ... 509
N o lis e m e n t, The ... 364, 524 N o rd , T he ... 506
N o rth -E a s te rn Steel C o m p a n y L im ite d v. Com - p a n ia M in e ra de S ie rra M e n e ra ... 533
Odessa, T h e ; T he Cape C o r so ... 27, 215 Odessa, T h e ; W o o lsto n , T he ... 215
O ly m p ia O il and C ake C o m p a n y L im ite d v. P ro d u ce B ro k e rs C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 71
O ly m p ia O il and C ake C o m p a n y L im ite d v. P ro d u ce B ro k e rs C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 393
O p h e lia , The ... 377
O ’ R e illy (a pp.) v. D ry m a n and others (re6ps.)... 298
O rpheus S team S h ip p in g C o m p a n y v. B o v ill and Sons ... ... 404
O. T . T o n n e v o ld and F in n F r is , R e A n A r b i t r a tio n betw een ... 439
O w ne rs o f S te a m sh ip H a tfie ld v. O w ners o f S te a m sh ip G lasgow ... 33
O w ners o f S te a m sh ip N o lis e m e n t v. B u n g e and B o rn ... ... 364, 524 P alace S h ip p in g C o m p a n y L im ite d v.. Gans S team ship L in e ... 494
P a lm B ra n c h , The ... 512
P a n a rie llo s , T he ... 52, 484 P a r k e r v. O w ners o f S h ip B la c k R o ck ... 137
P e te r B e n o it, T he ... 203
P hosp hate M in in g C o m p a n y and C o ro n e t P hos p h a te C o m p a n y v. R a n k in , G ilm o u r, and Co. ... 418
P in d o s , T h e ; H e lg o la n d , T h e ; R o sto ck, The ... 353
P o lu r r ia n S te a m sh ip C o m p a n y v. Y o u n g ... 59
P o lz e a th , T he ... 595
P o n to p o ro s, T he ... 303
P o o n a , The ... • ... ... 57
P o r t o f L o n d o n A u th o r ity v. B r it is h O il and C ake M ills L im ite d ... 156
P r i m A d a lb e rt, T h e ; K ro n p rin z e s s in C e c ilic , The 307 P y m a n S te a m sh ip C o m p a n y L im ite d v. H u ll and B a rn s le y R a ilw a y C o m p a n y ... 64
PAGE R e d d a ll v. U n io n C astle M a il S team ship C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 51
R ic h a rd s v. J o h n P a yn e and C o... 446
R o p n e r a n d Co. v. R onnebeck ... 47
R o sto ck, T he ... 353
R o th e rs a n d , T he ... 5
R o u m a n ia n , T he ... 8, 208 S t. H e le n a , T he ... 488
S t. T u d n o , T he ... 516
S a n d a y and Co. v. B r it is h a n d F o re ig n M a rin e In s u ra n c e L im ite d ... 116, 289 S a rp e n , The ... 370
S ch e e p va a rt M a a ts c h a p p ij G ylsen v. N o r t h A fr ic a n C o a lin g C o m p a n y ... 339
S chlesien, T he ... 25
S chlesieii, The (C la im o f A lo is S chw eige r a n d C o.) 510 S chne id er (T heo dor) an d Co. v. B u r g e tt and N ew sam ... 235
S c o ttis h N a v ig a tio n C o m p a n y L im ite d o. W . A . S o u te r an d C o... 539
S h e lfo rd v. M osey ... 554
S o rfa re re n , T he ... 223
S o rre n tin o , F r a t e lli v. B u e rg e r ... 1, 164 S o u th fie ld , The ... 150
S ta n to n , T he (C a rg o ex) ... 586
S team ship B eechgrove C o m p a n y L im ite d v. A k tie s e le k a b e t F jo r d o f K r is tia n a ... 188
S te in FoTbes and Co. v. C o u n ty T a ilo r in g C om p a n y ... 422
S tig s ta d , Th e ... 310
S to tt (B a ltic ) S team ers L in e v. M a rte n and o th e rs ... 200
S u tro a n d Co. v. H e ilb u t, S ym ons, an d Co. ... 576
S yd n e y, The ... 521
T a m p lin (F . A .) S team ship C o m p a n y L im ite d an d A n g lo -M e x ic a n P e tro le u m P ro d u ce C o m p a n y L im ite d , R e A n A r b it r a t io n betw een 284, 467 T ham es a n d M e rsey M a rin e In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y L im ite d v. B r it is h and C h ilia n S team ship C o m p a n y L im ite d ... 135, 221 T h e o d o r S ch n e id e r and Co. v. B u r g e tt and N ew sam ... 235
T h o rsa , The ... 592
T o m m i, T h e , a n d R o th e rsa n d , The ... 5
T o n n e v o ld (0 . T .) and F in n F r is , Re A n A r b i t r a tio n betw een ... 439
U n io n In s u ra n c e S o cie ty o f C a n to n v. G eorge W ills an d C o... 233
U n ite d L o n d o n and S co ttish In s u ra n c e C om p Any L im ite d , Re N e w p o rt N a v ig a tio n C o m p a n y ’ s C la im ... 170
U n ite d S tates, T he ... 568
V e ra , T he ... . 567
W a ll v. R e d e ria k tie b o la g e t L u g g u d e ... 271
W a tts , W a tts , and Co. v. M its u i and Co. L im ite d 580 W e a rd a le , T he ... 296
W e ig a ll and Co. v. R u n c im a n and Co. and oth ers 463 W e ir (A n d re w ) a n d Co. v. D o b e ll and C o ... 496
W e is and Co. L im ite d v. C re d it C o lo n ia l e t C om m e rc ia l ... 242
W ilh e lm H e m so th L im ite d , R e ... 115
W illia m C o ry a n d Sons L im ite d v. L a m b to n and H e tto n C o llie rie s L im ite d ... 530
W illia m F ra n ce , F e n w ic k , and Co. L im ite d v. M e rc h a n ts ’ M a r in e In s u ra n c e C o m p a n y L im ite d 106 W o o lsto n , The ... 215 W u lfs b e rg and Co. v. O w ners o f S le a m s h ip W e a r-
d a le ... 296,416
Z a m o ra , The ... 144, 330
S U B J E C T S O F C A S E S
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A C C E P T A N C E . C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 7, 13.
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A U S T R A L I A . See P ilo ta g e , N o . 2.
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“ A C T IO N I N R E M . ” See S a lva g e , N o . 2.
“ a c t u a l F A U L T O R P R I V I T Y . ” See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 6.
A D V A N C E S . See P riz e , N os. 5, 7, 16.
A G E N T ’ S A U T H O R I T Y T O P L E D G E C R E D IT . See P r in c ip a l a n d A g e n t, N o . 1.
a g e n t s, i n s t r u c t i o n s t o. See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 39.
A lie A L I E N E N E M Y .
b y lp n enemy — In te rn m e n t o f sh ip — R e q u is itio n in ro w n ~~^A pplication b y c re d ito rs to vest sh ip T r tru stee— D is c re tio n o f c o u rt—
(c a!~m g w ith the E n e m y A m e n d m e n t A c t 1914 eo\ c. 12), s. 4.— W heTe a G e rm a n sh ip i seized as a p riz e b y th e C ro w n a fte r the sub a ra *'lo n w a r w ith G e rm a n y and was Wai?e-ClUei ! % re q u is itio n e d b y the C ro w n and o f tb ^ r p e possession o f the A d m ir a lty , sect. 4 lQ i/ile ™r a d in g w it h th e E n e m y A m e n d m e n t A c t th a t in a p p lic a b le : H e ld , also, th a t a Was no^ e xPe^ e n t fo r the purposes o f ttia k unc*e r the circum stance s o f the case to ag e o fd e r v e s tin g p r o p e r ty o f such a n a tu re Wn • P *n the cu sto d ia n tru stee. D e cisio n o f T p .- ^ p s t o n , J . a ffirm e d . (C t. o f A p p .) R e
he lm H e m so th L im ite d ... 115
A L I E N e n e m y—r i g h t t o a p p e a r i n p r i z e C O U R T .
See P riz e , N o. 4.
A L L I E D b e l l i g e r e n t, c a p t u r e b y. See P riz e , N o . 56.
A P P R O P R IA T IO N . See S ale o f Goods, Noe. 2, 5.
A R B I T R A T I O N .
6 C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 36, 41— S ale o f Goods, N o . 2.
A S S IG N M E N T . See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 4.
A S S U R A N C E C O M P A N IE S A C T , 1909, sa. 1 (6), 17, 28, SUB-SS. 2, 3, SCHED. 6.
See M a r in e In s u ra n c e , N o. 8.
“ A T S E A .”
See P riz e , N o . 28.
“ B A L T I C R O U N D .”
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 49.
b i l l o f l a d i n g.
See C a rria g e o f Goods, N os. 7, 8, 13, 21, 26, 28 45, 46, 50, 53— P riz e , N o . 10.
“ B L O C K A D E A N D I N T E R D I C T E D P O R T ” C L A U S E .
See P riz e , N o . 11.
B O N A T I D E S . See P riz e , N os. 1, 13, 20, 33.
B O N U S . See S eam an, N o . 4.
B O T H T O B L A M E . See C o llis io n , N os. 1, 3, 5.
B O U N T Y O F C R O W N . See P riz e , N os. 15, 18.
B R E A C H O F C O N T R A C T .
1. C o n tra c t to b u ild sh ip — D e liv e r y w ith in specified tim e — E x c e p tio n s — D e la y — F orce m a je u re — V is m a jo r — C o a l s trik e — In d ir e c t effect o f— B re a k d o w n o f m a c h in e ry .— B y an ag re e m e n t in w r it in g d a te d the 21st Feb. 1912 the de fend ants ag reed to b u ild a stea m er fo r the p la in t if f an d d e liv e r h e r on o r b e fo re the 28th Feb. 1913. T h e a g re e m e n t co n ta in e d (in te r a lia ) th e fo llo w in g cla u s e : “ I f th e sa id steam er is n o t d e liv e re d e n tire ly re a d y to pu rch a se r a t th e a b ove-m entio ned tim e , th e b u ild e rs he reby agree to p a y to th e p u rch a se r f o r liq u id a te d dam ages, a n d n o t b y w a y o f p e n a lty , th e sum o f 10/. s te r lih g fo r each da y o f de la y and in re d u c tio n o f the p rice s s tip u la te d in th is con
tra c t, b e in g excepted o n ly th e cause o f fo rce m a je u re and (or) s trik e s o f w o rk m e n o f the b u ild in g y a r d w here the vessel is b e in g b u ilt, o r th e w orksh ops w here th e m a c h in e ry is be in g m ade, o r a t the w o rk s w h e re steel is b e in g m a n u fa c tu re d fo r the stea m er, o r an y w o rk s o f any s u b -c o n tra c to r.” T h e stea m er was n o t d e liv e re d t i l l th e 22nd A u g . 1913, a n d in o r d e r to get d e liv e ry the p la in t if f p a id u n d e r p ro te s t the f u ll p ric e w ith o u t an y d e d u c tio n fo r de la y. O w in g to the coal s trik e o f 1912 th e re w as a d e la y o f seventy days and a fu r th e r de la y o f seven days on a cco unt o f a b re a k d o w n o f m a c h in e ry and a s h ip w rig h ts ’ s trik e . T h e re was also some d e la y due to bad w ea th e r, to the absence o f m e n a tte n d in g fo o tb a ll m atches a n d a tte n d in g the fu n e ra l o f th e ir m a n a g e r. T h e p la in t if f cla im e d as dam ages o r m oney had and received b y th e d e fend ants to h is use 1750/., o r 10/. p e r d a y fo r e ve ry d a y ’s d e la y in d e liv e ry a fte r the
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M A R ITIM E LA W CASES.
S U B J E C T S O F CASES.
PAGE 28th Feb. 1913. H e ld , th a t th e w o rd s fo rce m a je u re covered the d e la y occasioned b y the con seque ntial re sults o f the coal s trik e and also b re a k d o w n o f m a c h in e ry , b u t d id n o t in clu d e th e o th e r m a tte rs cla im e d . (K .B . D iv . C t.) M a ts o u k is v. P rie s tm a n a n d C o... 68
B R I T I S H P O R T . See P riz e , N o . 22.
B R I T I S H S H A R E H O L D E R S — F O R F E IT E D S H IP . See F o r fe itu r e , N o . 1.
B R I T I S H S H IP .
See P riz e , N os. 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21, 44.
C A N C E L L A T IO N .
See C a rria g e o f G oods, N os. 19, 23, 34, 43, 49 C A P T U R E .
See P riz e , N os. 4, 13, 20, 24, 28, 36, 56.
C A R D IF F , P R A C T IC E A T . See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 4.
C A R G O .
See P riz e , Nos. 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 25, 33, 34, 37, 43, 46.
C A R R IA G E B Y S E A T H R O U G H O U T . See C a rria g e o f Goods, N o . 51.
C A R R IA G E O F G O O D S .
1. C h a r te r - p a r ty - S a le o f vessel a ft e r d a te o f c h a rte r -p a r ty — le n d e r o f vessel— R e fu s a l of c h a rte re rs to lo a d — W h e th e r c h a rte r -p a r ty affected b y sale.— On th e 15th S ept. 1913, a vessel w h ic h fo r m e r ly be lo nge d to th e c la im a n ts was c h a rte re d b y th e respondents to proceed to Odessa a n d lo a d w h e a t o r o th e r g r a in fo r R o tte rd a m o r H a m b u rg . W h ile th e vessel w as d is c h a rg in g , be fo re p ro c e e d in g to Odessa she was sold b y th e c la im a n ts , w ho d u ly n o tifie d the c h a rte re rs o f th e sale. She was d u ly te n d e re d f o r lo a d in g a t Odessa, b u t the respondents, the c h a rte re rs , refused to p ro v id e a ca rg o . I n a r b itr a t io n proce e d in g s i t w as fo u n d as a fa c t th a t th e c la im a n ts w e re re a d y and w illin g to p e rfo r m th e ir c o n tra c t, a n d th a t th e y had d u ly te n d e re d th e vessel. On the case stated : H o ld , t h a t w h ile a p a r ty to a c o n tra c t c a n n o t so assign i t as to m a ke th e assignee s o le ly lia b le , he m a y a rra n g e f o r a n o th e r person to d ischa rge th e b u rd e n o f th e c o n tra c t, p r o v id e d i t does n o t in v o lv e th e d o in g o f so m e th in g w h ic h re q u ire s spe cia l p e rfo rm a n c e b y h im , and th a t, in a sm u ch as the p ro v is io n o f a s h ip d id n o t re q u ire any p e rso n a l s k ill on th e p a r t o f th e o r ig in a l ow ners, th e y w ere e n title d to sue u p o n i t , a lth o u g h th e y w e re o n ly re a d y to p e rfo r m i t v ic a rio u s ly th r o u g h th e ne w o w ne rs o f the vessel. ( A tk in , J .) F r a t e lli S o rre n tin o v. B u e rg e r. (See N o . 12 be lo w .) ...
2 C h a r te r- ^ a rty — D e m u rra g e — S tr ik e — C h a rte re r's
‘ re fu s a l to lo a d .— T h e te rm s o f a c h a rte r-p a T ty p ro v id e d (in te r a lia ) th a t the c h a rte re r sh o u ld lo a d a c a rg o w it h in a p e rio d o f n in e ty -s ix ru n n in g h o u rs a ft e r n o tic e o f readiness to receive ca rg o , and to p a y d e m u rra g e i f the s h ip w as d e la y e d be yond h e r lo a d in g tim e . T h e p a rtie s m u tu a lly exe m pte d each o th e r fro m l i a b i l i t y f o r tim e lo s t th ro u g h s trik e s p re v e n t
in g o r d e la y in g th e w o rk in g , lo a d in g , o r s h ip p in g o f th e cargo. A s trik e o f e n ginee rs was m progre ss w h e n the stea m er a r riv e d a t the p o rt o f lo a d in g and n o tice o f Teadiness to lo a d was received, and the sh ip o w n e rs refused to sign on e n ginee rs a t th e te rm s th e y w e re d e m a n d in g . On th e da y a fte r n o tice o f readiness to lo a d
PAGE was g ive n , th e c h a rte re r asked th e shipo w ners to g iv e h im an assurance th a t th e engineers w o u ld be signed on and th a t the sh ip w o u ld s a il as soon as possible, w h ic h the shipo w ners declin ed to g iv e . W h e n the sh ip o w n e rs received a f u l l c o m p le m e n t o f e n ginee rs fifte e n days a fte r th e s h ip was re a d y to receive the cargo, th e c h a rte re r com m enced lo a d in g . I n an a ctio n b y th e sh ip o w n e rs to re co ve r d e m u rra g e in respect o f th e d e te n tio n o f the sh ip fo r 413 hours beyond h e r lo a d in g t i m e : H e ld , th a t the c h a rte re r was lia b le , as th e existe nce o f a s trik e w h ic h m ig h t a ffe c t the tim e o f s a ilin g d id n o t p re v e n t th e ca rg o fr o m b e in g load ed, n o r excuse th e c h a rte re r fr o m h is o b lig a tio n to lo a d w ith in th e p e rio d p r o v id e d b y th e c h a rte r-p a T ty . (B a ilh a c h e , J .) R o y n e r a n d Co. v. R onn ebe ck 47
3. C h a r te r-w a rty — “ T h ird s ” o r s h a rin g system—
O w ner a n d m a ster— Loss o f cargo th ro u g h u n seaw orthiness o f vessel— L i a b i l it y o f ow ne r—
P o s itio n o f m a s te r.— A ke tch w as ow n e d by tw o co-ow ners, and w o rk e d o n the basis th a t the m a ste r to o k tw o - th ird s o f th e gross fre ig h ts , o u t o f w h ic h he p a id th e m a te a n d th e crew , the p ro v is io n s , an d expenses o f the voyage. T h e ow ners to o k o n e -th ird o f th e gross fre ig h ts , s u b je c t to de d u ctio n s f o r p o r t dues. T h e ow ners p r o v id e d f o r the up ke e p a n d in su ra n ce o f th e vessel. T h e k e tc h load ed a c a rg o u n d e r a c h a T te r-p a rty m ade b y the m a ste r, w h ic h c a rg o was lost, as was a lle g e d b y th e ow ners th e re o f, th r o u g h th e uneeaw orthiness o f the vessel. A n a c tio n was a c c o rd in g ly b r o u g h t by th e ow ners o f th e ca rg o a g a in s t one o f the co
ow ners o f the ke tch . I t was de cid ed b y P ic k - fo r d J. (12 A sp. M a r. L a w Gas. 501; 110 L . T . R ep. 776) th a t th e a lle g a tio n o f the p la in tiffs th a t the k e tc h was u n s e a w o rth y a t th e tim e w hen she sailed was w e ll-fo u n d e d ; an d th a t th e c o n d itio n o f th e k e tc h was n o t due to the lo a d in g b e rth a t w h ic h she was m o o re d b e in g d e fe c tiv e o r dangerous. B u t P ic k fo r d J . decided th a t th e c o n tra c t o f c h a T te r-p a rty was m ade b y th e m a ste r p e rs o n a lly ; a n d th a t th e d e fe n d a n t was th e re fo re n o t lia b le . T h e p la in tiffs appealed. H e ld , th a t th e fin d in g s o f P ic k fo rd , J'. in fa v o u r o f the p la in tiffs on the issues o f un seaw orthine ss and c o n d itio n o f th e vessel w ere a b u n d a n tly su p p o rte d b y th e e v i
dence, and co u ld n o t th e re fo re be d is tu rb e d by th e C o u r t o f A p p e a l. B u t he ld , th a t th e re was a c o n tra c t o f c h a rte r -p a r ty betw een the p la in tiffs a n d the d e fe n d a n t, a lth o u g h theTe was no reference th e re in n o r in th e b i l l o f la d in g to the “ o w n e r ” o f th e vessel; th a t the m a ste r was n o t ba ile e o f th e vessel, b u t was th e a g e n t o r s e rv a n t o f th e o w n e r ; and th a t th e re a l qon- t r o l o f th e vessel rested w it h the d e fe n d a n t, and n o t w it h the m a ster. B e rn a rd v. A a ro n (9 J u r . N . S. 470) d is tin g u is h e d . S teel v. L e ste r (37 L . T . R ep. 642; 3 C. P . D iv . 121) a p p lie d . D e c is io n o f P ic k fo rd , J . (12 A sp. p. 501) on th is p o in t reversed. (C t. o f A p p .) A ssociated P o rtla n d C em ent M a n u fa c tu re rs (1900) L im ite d v. A s h to n ... 40 1 4. F r e ig h t— A s s ig n m e n t — D isb u rse m e n ts — L e g a l
a n d e q u ita b le a ssign m en t— P ra c tic e a t por£ o f C a r d iff.— T h e p la in tiffs , H . and Co., c a r ry in g on business a t C a r d iff as s h ip ’ s b ro k e rs and agents, sued the d e fe n d a n ts f o r 3YU. 3s. 4d. as fr e ig h t p a y a b le f o r the c a rria g e o f goods fro m R ig a to C a r d iff p e r the stea m ship C., a G e rm a n ship, fo r w h ic h th e p la in tiffs w ere a c tin g as agents, the d e fend ants b e in g th e consignees o f a p o rtio n o f th e cargo. T h e s h ip a r riv e d a t C a r d iff on the 20th J u ly 1914. T h e fr e ig h t co u ld n o t be asce rta in e d u n t il th e c a rg o had been m easured, an d the p la in tiffs , fo llo w in g the p ra c tic e o f the p o r t o f C a r d iff, to o k th e m a ster o f the C. a d o cu m e n t in th e fo llo w in g term s, w h ic h was signed bv th e m a s te r :
“ C a rd iff, 20th J u ly 1914.— D e a r S irs ,— I hereby a u th o rise M essrs H . and Co., C a rd iff, to
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u e ct th e f r e ig h t due to m y steam er th e aQ18h ip C. on th e c a rg o o f tim b e r fr o m ,R ig a
*ny ste a m e r.” On th e s tre n g th o f th a t docu- b p łf u P la in tiff® m a de disbu rsem ents on f r * u ®hip a n d collecte d some o f the
eig h t, some o f w h ic h th e y r e m itte d to toer£ a n y , a ft e r w h ic h a ba la nce was s t ill due rpi p la in tiffs in respect o f disbursem ents.
/ ^ P la in tiffs gave the d e fend ants due n o tice the m a s te r’s le tte r, w h ic h th e y re lie d tip o n s an assignm ent. H e ld , th a t th e d o cu m e n t w a® n o t an a ssign m en t a t a l l ; b u t i f i t w ere i t tuas afc. m o st an e q u ita b le assignm ent, an d, as assignees h a d n o t been jo in e d , the p la in tiffs
&er® n o t e n title d to re cover. (B a ilh a c h e , J .) T : H a r p e r a n d Co. v. J o h n B la n d a n d Co.
k n i t t e d ... , ... 49 5 r
ne°s*S c a rQ0 b y f ir e caused b y u n s e a w o rth i- j t f A c tu a l f a u lt o r p r iv i t y o f 99 ow ners—
c An\ * S h ip p in g A c t 1894 (57 & 58 V ie t.
tir\ ’ 8- 502.—P a rtie s w h o in v o k e th e pro te c- r i? 9* a n d p le a d sect. 502 o f the M e rc h a n t its A c t 1894 m u s t b r in g them selves w ith in f r T h u s a lim ite d com pany, oan o n ly i f th ei^ Selve8 ^ro m l i a b i l i t y u n d e r th is section thAtr.6yu C^ 6C^la r ^'e onus o f p r o o f w h ic h is on 111 by s h o w in g th a t th e m a tte r f o r w h ic h fa »?. 8eek p r o te c tio n arose w ith o u t t h e ir a c tu a l a m t o r p r iv it y . B y sect. 502 o f th e M e rc h a n t j. A c t 1894 th e ow ners o f a B r it is h sea- a ^ ^ s n ip s h a ll n o t be lia b le to m a ke good to ha£ ^ . t e n t w h a te v e r “ a n y loss o r da m age w jPPe n in g w ith o u t h is a c tu a l f a u lt o r p r iv i t y ” puf G any goods o r " m e rchan dise ta k e n in o r re ° n b o a rd h is s h ip are lo s t o r d a m age d b y b o a ?? ° f fire on b o a rd th e sh ip . A ca rg o on Ca *** a s h ip was de stroye d b y firC, the e ffe ctive v 8e, ? f the loss b e in g th e s tra n d in g o f the o f h l ? a c?used b y the unseaw orthiness 8u f f iG*r b o ile rs w h ic h p re ve n te d h e r g e ttin g u p d r i Clen^ pressure o f steam to a v o id b e in g , to th e le e w a rd . T h e sh ip o w n e rs c la im e d fiL - e .p ro te c te d b y sect. 502 o f th e M e rc h a n t th e P V ng/ A c t 1894* H e ld > .o n th e fa cts, th a t tin ^Powners w ere n o t e n title d to th e p ro te c-
* ^ a t se° tio n in a sm u ch as th e y h a d n o t loss y»r ®?d onus ° f .sh o w in g th a t the fa u lf a<* n o t happen ed w ith o u t th e ir a c tu a l (IP A0 r Pr *v it y . D e cisio n o f C o u rt o f A p p e a l rL A8,P- M a r . L a w Cas. 381; 109 L . T . j>ep- 433; i g i4 i K . B . 419) a ffirm e d . (H . o f . . 'e n n a rd ’ s C a r r y in g C o m p a n y L im ite d v.
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“ fQ r ^e r' ‘Pa r t;y — M a r in e in su ra n ce — W a r r is k insu c^ a r t e re r’s a cco u h t ” — C h a rte re r's d u ty to j ) ut r^*~~The p la in tiffs w ere the ow ners o f a
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d efe rl sfceain8h ip , w h ic h was c h a rte re d b y the v id j , •n*'8 u n d e r a c h a rte r -p a r ty w h ic h pro- an \l n te r a lia ) th a t the ow ne rs w ere to pa y P a rt ^ ro v ^de f ° r insurance , th a t the c h a rte r- fhe \ - Wae n o t to be con strue d as a dem ise o f r esr> a n d tb a f th e ow ners w ere to re m a in a ls o °n81^ e ' ^o r In su ran ce. T h e c h a rte r -p a r ty
“ ^ co n ta in e d th e fo llo w in g w r itte n c la u s e : ac a r r i8k , i f a n y re q u ire d , f o r th e c h a rte re rs ’ v aj uni* I t is u n d e rsto o d a n d agreed th a t v al Up *o r w a r r is k a t a ll tim e s to be based on the in o w ne rs’ a n n u a l p o lic y .” On P o rtl ®ePt- 1914, w h ile on a vo ya g e fro m whe i f u ! ^T e g o n , to Ir e la n d w ith a c a rg o o f I n the « h ip was sunk b y a G e rm a n cru ise r.
da m an aci'i° n b y the p la in tiffs to recover the s^geS * ° r *^ e d e fe n d a n ts ’ fa ilu r e to in su re reo,,« Aai? e,r a g a in s t w a r ris k s a fte r h a v in g been the f b y th e p la in tiffs to do s o : H e ld , th a t . te n d a n ts w ere lia b le , as the business
^ eT ° f the w o rd s “ c h a rte re rs ’ acco unt ” and6 *be c h a rte re rs w ere b o u n d to p ro v id e to r a w a r r is k p o lic y . (B a ilh a ch e , J .) W n t t n ^ S to o m v a a rt M a a ts c h a p p ij v.
below0)*’ ^ u n r ° , a n d Co. L im ite d . (See N o . 17 92
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b r w ith o u t p o lic y o f in su ra n ce a fte r o u tb re a k o f w a r— B u y e r n o t b o und to accept.— C e rta in beans w ere sold u n d e r a c .i.f. c o n tra c t before th e o u tb re a k o f w a r betw een G e rm a n y and E n g la n d to be sh ip p e d in a G e rm a n b o tto m fro m C h in a ito N aple s. T h e sellers and buyers w ere E n g lis h firm s. T h e p ric e was to in clu d e fr e ig h t as p e r b i l l o f la d in g and in su ra n ce — p a y m e n t n e t cash in L o n d o n o n a r r iv a l o f goods a t p o r t o f d isch a rg e in exchange f o r b i l l o f la d in g an d p o licie s ; b u t p a y m e n t to be m ade in no case la te r th a n th re e m o n th s fr o m da te o f b i l l o f la d in g . T h e beans w ere sh ip p e d be fo re the w a r, a ft e r w h ic h th e vessel to o k re fu g e in a n e u tra l p o rt. T h e sellers so u g h t to re cover (in one case) on a te n d e r o f the G e rm a n b i l l o f la d in g , a n d (in a n o th e r case) on a te n d e r o f a G e rm a n b i l l o f la d in g a n d a G e rm a n p o lic y o f insurance . H e ld , th a t a fte r th e o u tb re a k o f w a r the te n d e r o f th e above docum ents wag in n e ith e r case good te n d e r. (S c ru tto n , J .) A trn h o ld , K a rb e rg , a n d Co. v. B ly th e , Greene, J o u rd a in , a n d Co. L im it e d ; T h e o d o r S ch n e id e r a n d Co. v. B u r g e tt a n d N ew sam . (See N o . 13 b e lo w .) ... ... .■... 94 8. B i l l 'o f la d in g — E xpre ss c o n tra c t o f li a b i l i t y
f o r unseaw orthine ss — L im it a t io n o f tim e f d r m a k in g cla im s— W h e th e r lim it a t io n a p p lie s in case o f unseaw orthine ss — T ra n s h ip m e n t q f goods.-x-The indorsees o f b ills o f la d in g sued shipo w ners f o r b re a ch o f c o n tra c t and fo r dam ages f o r i n ju r y to goods c a rrie d . T h e goods w ere shipp ed u p o n one s h ip a t one place, a n d la te r a t a n o th e r tra n s h ip p e d in to a n o th e r sh ip . T h e fir s t s h ip a r r iv e d on th e 13th A n r i l 1912, and the second o n the 23rd A p r i l . T h e goods w ere dam aged b y th e pnseaw orthine ss o f the fir s t ship., C lause 3 o f the b i l l o f la d in g p ro v id e d f o r possible tra n s h ip m e n t o f th e goods.
C lause 12 p r o v id e d as fo llo w s : “ N o c la im th a t m a y arise in respect o f goods s h ip p e d b y th is stea m er w i l l be re co ve ra b le unless m a de a t the p o rt o f d e liv e ry w it h in seven d a ys fr o m the da te o f ste a m e r’ s a r r iv a l th e re .” C lause 14 p r o v id e d c o n tra c tu a lly ffo r l i a b i l i t y fo r unsea
w orthiness. N o c la im w as m ade m respect o f th e goods shipp ed w it h ip the tim e lim ite d b y clause 12. B a ilh a c h e , J . h e ld th a t as th e firs t ship was u n e e a w o rth y the tim e lim it a t io n clause d id n o t a p p ly . H e ld , b y th e C o u r t o f A p p e a l, th a t as th e re was an express and n o t an im p lie d c o n tra c t in the b i l l o f la d in g fo r l i a b i l i t y f o r unseaw orthiness clause 12 a p p lie d , an d th e s h ip o w n e r was p ro te c te d b y i t as re g a rd s the goods a r r iv in g b y th e fir s t sh ip , w h ic h was th e stea m er in d ic a te d in th e clause.
B u t h e ld b y P ic k fo r d an d B ankes, L . J J . th a t th e s h ip o w n e r h a d n o t p ro te c te d h im s e lf by c le a r a n d u n a m b ig u o u s w o rd s as re g a rd s th e goods a r r iv in g b y th e second sh ip , to w h ic h sh ip p a r t o f the goods h a d been tra n s h ip p e d fro m th e firs t, and th e re was con seque ntly no answ er to the c la im o f th e indorsees in respect o f th e goods w h ic h a r r iv e d b y th e second.
T a tte r s a ll v. N a tio n a l S te a m sh ip C om p any (5 A sp. M a r . L a w Cas. 206 ; 50 L . T . R e p . 299 ; 12 Q. B . D iv . 297) a n d M o r r is v. Oceanic S team N a v ig a tio n C o m p a n y L im ite d (16 T im e s L . R ep. 533) discussed. O rd e r o f B a ilh a c h e , J.
v a rie d . (C t. o f A p p .) B a n k o f A u s tra la s ia v.
C la n L in e S team ers L im ite d ...99
9. C h a r te r- p a r ty — Loss o f tim e — P re v e n tio n o f e fficie n t w o rk in g — Cesser o f h ire .— A »charter- p a r ty co n ta in e d th e fô llo w in g clause : “ I n th e e ve n t o f loss o f tim e th ro u g h deficie ncy o f men o r stores, re p a irs , b re a k d o w n o f m a c h in e ry , pu m ps, pipes, o r b o ile rs (w h e th e r p a r tia l o r o th e rw is e ), c o llis io n o r s tra n d in g , o r dam age p re v e n tin g th e e ffic ie n t w o rk in g o f th e vessel f o r m o re th a n fo r ty - e ig h t r u n n in g h o u rs, the p a y m e n t o f h ir e s h a ll cease u n t il she be a g a in i n an e ffic ie n t state to resum e h e r service .” On
