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Lennard’s Carrying Company Limited v Asiatic Petroleum Company Limited: HL 1915

The House was asked as to when the acts of an individual became those of his employer under section 502 (‘any loss or damage happening without (the ship owner’s) actual fault or privity’). Held: Viscount Haldane LC said: ‘It must be upon the true construction of that section in such a case as the present … Continue reading Lennard’s Carrying Company Limited v Asiatic Petroleum Company Limited: HL 1915

Greenshields, Cowie, and Co v Thomas Stephens and Sons: HL 31 Jul 1908

The appellants were the owners of the ss ‘Knight of the Garter,’ and the respondents owned a cargo of coal which she carried. Damage both to ship and cargo was caused by fire under circumstances which are fully narrated in the judgment of the Earl of Halsbury. The appellants made a general average claim in … Continue reading Greenshields, Cowie, and Co v Thomas Stephens and Sons: HL 31 Jul 1908