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Canadian National Railway Company v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co Ltd and Others (The “Jervis Crown (No 2)”) - Federal Ct (Trial Div) (Reed J) - 10 December 1993
The New Westminster Railway Bridge was damaged when the vessel Jervis Crown
, towing the barge Crown Forest No 4
after dark on an ebb tide in heavy fog attempted to transit the bridge at nearly full speed, causing the Crown Forest No 4
to collide..
Online Published Date:
30 April 1994
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378 - 30 April 1994
General Motors Corporation and others v Cast (1983) Ltd and others (The “Cast Muskox”) Federal Court (Trial Div) (Noel J) - 28 February 1994
The plaintiff cargo interests sought to recover damages for a cargo of car converters which were delivered in a damaged state. The cargo had been carried in containers. The defendants alleged that the cargo had been cared for and discharged in..
Online Published Date:
30 April 1994
Appeared in issue:
378 - 30 April 1994
Oil Shipping (Bunkering) BV, Baytur Trading SA, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and others v Sonmez Denizcilik VE Ticaret AS (The “Ziya S”) - US Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) (Hutchinson, Cowen and Nygaard Ct JJ) - 8 December 1993
A maritime action was brought by Oil Shipping (Bunkering) BV to obtain payment for certain supplies it had provided to the vessel Ziya S
. Baytur Trading SA intervened to enforce a maritime lien for fuel oil it had delivered to the vessel in Turkey...
Online Published Date:
30 April 1994
Appeared in issue:
378 - 30 April 1994
John F Moyer v The Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel known as The Andrea Doria - US District Court (D New Jersey) (Rodriguez DJ) - 18 November 1993
In this case, the district court granted a preliminary injunction in favour of a salvage diver preventing other salvors from interfering with the plaintiff’s efforts to recover the certain valuable artifacts, including the ship’s bell,..
Online Published Date:
30 April 1994
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378 - 30 April 1994
Gate v Sun Alliance Insurance Ltd - High Court of New Zealand (Fisher J) - 19 January 1994
The plaintiff made a claim against his insurers following the loss of his boat. The judge held:
(i) that under the Marine Insurance Act 1908 and at common law, there was no obligation (in the duty to disclose to the insurer every material..
Online Published Date:
30 April 1994
Appeared in issue:
378 - 30 April 1994