GORDON ALISON & CO., LTD. v. WALLSEND SLIPWAY CO., LTD.
(1926) 26 Ll.L.Rep. 159
KING'S BENCH DIVISION.
Before Mr. Justice Roche.
Repairs to ship-Contract-Breach-Supply of cylinder to ship-repairers by defendants - Defective cylinder - Claim for damages - Ship delayed - Demurrage paid by plaintiffs to shipowners - Whether recoverable from defendants as consequential damages - Whether plaintiffs could have minimised damages by patching - Clauses in contract limiting liability to actual repair damages- "All offers are subject to our usual strike and guarantee clause, &c."- Ambiguity-Judgment for plaintiffs.