MARIOLA MARINE CORPORATION v. LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING (THE “MORNING WATCH”)
[1990] 1 Lloyd's Rep 547
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr. Justice Phillips
Sale of ship - Negligent misrepresentation - Classification society surveyor carried out special survey on yacht for owners - Purchasers alleged vessel had serious defects which rendered her unseaworthy - Whether classification society owed duty of care to persons other than owners - Whether classification society liable for losses sustained by purchasers.