FOSCOLO, MANGO & CO., LTD., AND H. C. VIVIAN & CO., LTD. v. STAG LINE, LTD.

(1931) 41 Ll L Rep 165

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Before Lord Buckmaster, Lord Warrington of Clyffe, Lord Atkin, Lord Russell of Killowen and Lord Macmillan.

Bill of lading - Deviation - Loss of ship and cargo by perils of the sea-Vessel bound from Swansea to Istanbul with coal - Course altered for St. Ives to land engineers (on board to superintend working of super-heater)-Vessel wrecked soon after leaving St. Ives - "With liberty to sail without pilots, to call at any ports in any order, for bunkering or other purposes or to make trial trips after notice or adjust compasses all as part of the contract voyage . . ."-Construction-Ejusdem generis rule - Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1924, Schedule, Art. IV (2) (a), (c), (4) - (4): "Any reasonable deviation shall not be deemed to be an infringement or breach of these rules or of the contract of carriage . . ." - Meaning of "reasonable deviation"