FOSCOLO, MANGO & CO., LTD., AND H. C. VIVIAN, LTD. v. STAG LINE, LTD.

(1930) 38 Ll L Rep 271

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice MacKinnon.

Bill of lading-Deviation-Loss of ship and cargo by perils of the sea-Vessel bound from Swansea to Istanbul with coal - Course altered for St. Ives to land engineer(on board to superintend working of super-heater) - Vessel wrecked soon after leaving St. Ives- "With liberty to sail without pilots, to call at any ports in any order, for bunkering or other purposes or to make trial trips after notice or adjust compasses all as part of the contract voyage . . . ."-Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1924, Schedule, Art IV (4): "And reasonable deviation shall not be deemed to be an infringement or breach of these rules or of the contract of carriage . . . ."-Meaning of "reasonable" deviation-Claim by sellers and buyers under c.i.f. contract-Right of buyers, who had not received the documents at the time of the loss, to sue- Measure of damages-