Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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MORRISON SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) v. THE CROWN.

(1924) 20 Ll.L.Rep. 137

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Before the Lord Chancellor (Viscount Cave), Viscount Finlay, Lord Shaw and Lord Carson.

Charter-party-Requisitioned ship-Rate of hire - Promise to owners of vessels escaping from Baltic of market rates instead of blue-book rates if requisitioned -Offer intended to be accepted by performance of condition-Condition not performed-Ship brought out of Baltic by intervention of Government - Whether performance of condition prevented by Government.

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