GINSBERG v. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS, LTD.

(1940) 66 Ll.L.Rep. 206

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Atkinson.

Contract-Breach-Application made by German Jewish national for accommodation in British steamship to proceed on world cruise-Application made through Cook's, in Berlin, to German subsidiary company representing defendants in Germany - Deposit paid, followed by payment of balance of full passage money-Payment made in Inland Reichsmarks- Deposit receipt made out by defendants acknowledging receipt of full fare, and indorsed "No refund of value whatsoever may be made outside Germany" - Residence in Holland subsequently taken up by plaintiff- Repudiation of contract by defendants, it being pleaded that the performance of the contract had become illegal by reason of decrees and orders issued by the German currency authorities- Amount of passage money paid into "blocked account" in German bank for credit of plaintiff-Claim by plaintiff for damages and/or for return of fares paid.