FEDERAL COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION LTD. v. MOLENA ALPHA INC. SAME v. MOLENA BETA INC. SAME v. MOLENA GAMMA INC. (THE "NANFRI", "BENFRI" AND "LORFRI")
[1978] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 581
QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr. Justice Kerr
Charter-party (Time) - Repudiation - Charterers deducted claim from instalment of hire - Owners instructed masters not to sign "freight pre-paid" bills of lading - Charterers treated owners' conduct as repudiating charters - Whether charterers entitled to make deductions - Whether charterers had validly terminated charters - Baltime form.