Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Co Ltd v Hamilton, Fraser and Co: 1887

Lord MacNaghten noted that: ‘In marine insurance it is above all things necessary to abide by settled rules and to avoid anything like novel refinements or a new departure’.

Judges:

Lord Macnaghten

Citations:

(1887) 12 AC 484

Cited by:

CitedGlobal Process Systems Inc and Another v Berhad SC 1-Feb-2011
An oil rig (The Cendor MOPU) was being transported from Texas to Malaysia. During the voyage, three of the four legs suffered damage. The insurers refused liability saying that the damage was the result of inherent weaknesses in the rig.
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Insurance

Updated: 15 May 2022; Ref: scu.428511