STANCROFT CASE
LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED
(Received September 7, 9.20 a.m.) GIBRALTAR, September 6. The Acting Chief Justice upheld the Crown's appeal against the verdict in the case of the steamer Stancroft, and granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council,
As the result of information received from the Non-intervention Board, the British destroyer-Hyperion stopped the London steamer Stancroft on the high seas between Barcelona and Valencia last May and escorted her to Gibraltar, where her cargo was examined. The Stancroft was alleged to be carrying arms to Spain. Subsequently it was announced that the vessel had been cleared of suspicion, no munitions being found on board
Holding that the Supreme Court of Gilbraltar had no jurisdiction, the Chief Justice set aside a writ whereby the Crown the condemnation of discharged cargo from the Stancroft and also a "warrant for the arrest of the vessel. The Court disallowed costs to the defendants, and did not order delivery of the goods, which were alleged to be worth £30,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 59, 7 September 1938, Page 12
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167STANCROFT CASE Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 59, 7 September 1938, Page 12
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