CANNING v. MARITIME INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.

(1936) 56 Ll L Rep 91

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Branson.

Marine insurance - Loss - Sinking of British steamship Braedale off Isle of Wight - Claim by plaintiff under policy - Contention by defendant insurance company that vessel was wilfully cast away by plaintiff-Plaintiff on board vessel as first engineer- Discovery by plaintiff of inflow of water into engine-room-Allegation by plaintiff that water was admitted through stern tube owing to defect in stuffing box-Vessel abandoned two hours after first discovery of entry of water-Sinking two hours later-Evidence as to possible rate of inflow through stern tube-Reserve of buoyancy-Capacity of pumps-;Suggestion that plaintiff tampered with bilge injection valve by removal of non-return element-Untruthful evidence of plaintiff as to possibility of its speedy removal-Plaintiff only partly interested in any recovery under policy- Evidence of financial position.