A BIG CLAIM
OIL COMPANY VERSUS SHIP OWNERS. PER, I'RESS ASSOCIATION'. CHRISTCHURCH. February 25. In the Supreme Court Mr Justice Herdmau heard the claim by tho Vacuum Oil Company against the owners of the American ship Luzon, for the sum of £2786 Us lid, on account of damage alleged to have teen caused to cargo through unsoawarthiness of the vessel, or, in the alternative, negligence. Counsel for plaintiff company said that when the vessel arrive*! _it was found that through defective hatches salt water had _ entered the hold, and corroded many tins of oil, the cargo on inspection being in a shocking condition. A hank approached the plaintiff company, and gave an undertaking that the amount of the judgment would bo paid within a week of the court’s ’decision. After hearing evidence. His Honour said that ho could not take into consideration tho variation in tho rate of exchange. Plaintiff’s counsel amended the claim, and His Honour gave judgment for £20514 13s 9d damages, and £l4O 4s 6d interest, assessing the costs ait a hundred guineas, plus witnesses’ expenses and disbursements.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10523, 26 February 1920, Page 8
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181A BIG CLAIM New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10523, 26 February 1920, Page 8
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