ARRESTED BARQUE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18676, 27 April 1926, Page 10

ARRESTED BARQUE.

SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT. . IPBES3 .aSSycUfIVM ifeLEQ'IIAM.) April iitj. Judgment was given in the Supreme Court in a caso brought by the consignees of cargo as piaintitt'a against the captain ana crow of the American barque <jluy. C. Koss, which recently was arrested for debt, the linal stage being'the hearing'of a claim for wages. iUr Justice Herdtnan said that the case for the seanieu had been proved. They were entitled to their claim for wages amounting to £661 16s 3d, iand judgment would be given in.their favour for £750 3s 9d/with costs.' If the freight had not been paid, the captain and crew would be entitled to her cargo and freight, but the onus of proving that freiglit had not been prepaid fell on the men. In this case they had not discharged that responsibility. The. consignees, had agreed to remove all tho cargo here; and the claim against the ship must succeed.' The ship could be sold, and he would order that the cargo, be released from arrest. Sir John Findlay said h.e would withdraw tho consignees' writ of arrest. The present position is that'the ship is still'under arrest under writ to the master and seamen,'and the Harbour Board. Now that the cargo has been released an effort will be made to sell the vessel.