Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "KAFIRISTAN."

(1937) 58 Ll.L.Rep. 317

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Before Lord Atkin, Lord Thankerton, Lord Macmillan, Lord Wright and Lord Maugham.

Salvage-Agreement-Services rendered by steamship Beaverford to steamship Kafiristan in Gulf of St. Lawrence- Kafiristan badly damaged by collision with steamship Empress of Britain- Liability for collision settled on basis of Empress of Britain three-quarters to blame and Kafiristan One-quarter- Empress of Britain in same ownership as Beaverford-Services rendered under Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage Agreement (No cure-no pay) -Arbitration-Case stated-Wether the fact that the Empress of Britain was partly to blame for the collision disentitled her owners, as owners of the Beaverford, to an award for the services rendered to the Kafiristan- Award of £600 to master and crew of Beaverford.

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