SOCIETE MARITIME AUXILIARE DE TRANSPORTS v. AFRICAN & EASTERN TRADE CORPORATION, LTD.

(1925) 22 Ll L Rep 94

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Greer.

Charter-party-Claim for "dead freight"- Counterclaim for failure to load a full and complete cargo-Amount of bunker coal carried: whether reasonable- Ship sent to one of three alternative African up-river ports and there loaded to extreme draught enabling her to pass down and out of river in safety- Whether charterers obliged to provide cargo at other up-river ports.