President of India v. Jebsens (U.K.) Ltd. (The General Capinpin) - House of Lords (Lord Keith, Lord Brightman, Lord Templeman, Lord Griffiths and Lord Goff) - 25 October 1990

Laytime - Construction of clause providing for discharge at specified overall average rate on basis of specified number of available workable hatches

The General Capinpin was chartered for the carriage of a cargo of wheat from the U.S. Gulf to the east coast of India. Clause 14(a) of the charter provided: