This case was about apportioning liability for a cargo of salmon that was partially jettisoned and partially sold for a lower-than-expected price before reaching its planned destination. The owners of the salmon raised an action for damages against their underwriters, as well as the merchants who sold the salmon and the shipmaster-owner of the vessel; they argued that the shipmaster lacked authority to make the sale. The underwriters argued that although the relevant policy covered the jettisoned cargo, it did not apply to a partial loss such as the allegedly premature sale.
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People involved
- John Richardson and Co. — Pursuer
- Messrs. Stoner, Hunter, and Kerr — Defender
- James Stodart — Defender
- Alexander Martin — Defender
- Sir Ilay Campbell, Lord Succoth, 1st Baronet of Succoth — Advocate for Defender
- James Veitch, Lord Elliock — Lord Ordinary
- Robert Scott Moncrieff, of Coats and Easter Rhynd — Pursuer
This case was about apportioning liability for a cargo of salmon that was partially jettisoned and partially sold for a lower-than-expected price before reaching its planned destination. The owners of the salmon raised an action for damages against their underwriters, as well as the merchants who sold the salmon and the shipmaster-owner of the vessel; they argued that the shipmaster lacked authority to make the sale. The underwriters argued that although the relevant policy covered the jettisoned cargo, it did not apply to a partial loss such as the allegedly premature sale.
