A. J. A. DOUGLAS AND W. A. GRANT v. OWNERS OF YACHT "ST. GEORGE" (EXOR. OF LATE E. E. GATES INTERVENING).
(1926) 25 Ll L Rep 482
ADMIRALTY DIVISION.
Before the President (Lord Merrivale).
Ship's necessaries - Bottomry bonds - Validity-Intervention by mortgagee- No notice of transaction given to mortgagee -Alleged need for authority of mortgagee-Reasonable steps taken to notify mortgagee through his agent- Right of master to raise funds for the necessities of the ship not prevented by existence of mortgage-Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, Sect. 34.