Thomas v Tyne and Wear SS Freight Insurance Association: 1917

For an insurer to set up a defence under claim for the loss of a ship on the grounds of the unseaworthiness of the vessel, the unseaworthiness must have been causative of the relevant loss.

Citations:

[1917] 1 KB 938

Cited by:

CitedManifest Shipping Co Ltd v Uni-Polaris Shipping Co Ltd and Others HL 23-Jan-2001
The claimant took out insurance on its fleet of ships (the Star Sea). It had been laid up in its off season. The ship’s safety certificates were renewed before it sailed. It was damaged by fire. The insurers asserted that the ship had been . .
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Transport, Insurance

Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.182837