Jurisdiction sustained in an action against a foreign shipowner where an interval of three months had been allowed to elapse between the use of arrestments jurisdictionis fundand causa and the service of the summons.
Opinion that the arrestment did not create a nexus, and that it was immaterial that the ship arrested had left the jurisdiction before the action was raised.
Opinions reserved as to what would constitute unreasonable delay in following up the arrestments, such as to entitle the person against whom they had been used to equitable relief.
[1896] SLR 33 – 348
Bailii
Scotland
Updated: 11 July 2021; Ref: scu.612596