LEMOS v. BRITISH & FOREIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

(1931) 39 Ll.L.Rep. 275

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice MacKinnon.

Insurance (marine)-Loss of vessel by stranding on Hoeven Rock, Axim Bay -Claim-Defence that vessel was deliberately stranded by the master with the connivance of the owner-Circumstances to be considered: (1) the nature of the casualty; (2) the opportunity for communication between the master and the owner; and (3) motive- Consideration of difficulties in way of deliberate stranding-Absence of local knowledge of master-Probability that vessel could have been sold at little less than its insured value-