Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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GORDON ALISON & CO. v. WALLSEND SLIPWAY & ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD.

(1927) 27 Ll.L.Rep. 285

COURT OF APPEAL.

Before Lord Justice Bankes, Lord Justice Scrutton and Mr. Justice Romer.

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 damage-"All offers are subject to our usual strike and guarantee clauses, &c.-Ambiguity -Judgment for plaintiffs-Appeal dismissed.

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