THE "ROBERTA."
(1937) 58 Ll.L.Rep. 231
ADMIRALTY DIVISION.
Before Mr. Justice Langton.
Charter-party-Unseaworthiness - Indemnity -Damage to cargo carried in Dutch motor vessel-Incursion of water into hold owing to negligence of engineer in leaving open cock controlling bilge suction - Vessel under time charter-Claim by cargo-owners against shipowners and against charterers- Decision of Langton, J., that cargo-owners were entitled to recover against charterers-Claim by charterers to be indemnified by shipowners-Counterclaim by shipowners for hire unpaid while vessel under arrest by cargo-owners -Reasons for previous decision discussed-Cause of damage-Baltime Charter, 1920, Clauses 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12.