THE "PALLAS."

(1932) 43 Ll L Rep 21

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Lord Merrivale (President), sitting with Captain H. C. Birnie and Captain A. S. Mackay, Elder Brethren of Trinity House.

Negligence - Bad berth - Damage to plaintiffs' steel motor schooner - Grounding on defendants' berth after extraordinary method of approach- Cracks in frame after loading of part cargo-Subsequent discovery of hump in berth - Nature of hump - Judge satisfied that hump was not there during recent clearances of the berth and that it had not been negligently overlooked by defendants' servants- Held, that although the damage was no doubt due to the presence of the hump, the plaintiffs had not made out any case against the defendants (The hump was probably the result of the schooner's method of approach).