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Balloch, on the part of the claimant, mon grouad that both these facts were that it really went into liquidation be well known to the managers of the- cause at an early history in its enter- corporation. Although these facts prise it suffered. Fire wrongs of which were perfectly well known there was complaint was here made. The inter- also in existence a system designed. Ocean Transportation Co. was incor- for the convenience of honest nou- porated, his Lordship thought, in one trat trade whereby the British Con of the United States in January, 1915, sular in neutral ports issued certi- with an authorised capital of 5,000 ficates upon being satished of the TIME CHARTERER'S PLANT IN dollars, 500 shares of 10 dollars each, character and destination of the cargo
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and in the spring of 1815 is secured intended, as far as appeared, for new- a number of time charters 'for steam- tral consumption. The fact that the A. claim to considerable damages ships in the Atlantic trade, one of British Consul-General at New York against the Crown in prize, came which charters was of the "F. J. Lis-issued a certificate in this case lor before the President, Sir Henry Duke, man. The evidence of the cizimam this cargo had been treated in the Prize Court. In the action of suggested that these charters were: it were an elementary fact entitling to though the liquidator of the Inter-Ocean secured on terms which, if they had found a claim against the Crown. Transportation Co., of America, Inc., resulted in the expected volume of His Lordship could not give it any charterers of the steamship "F. J. business, of Atlantic transport of such effect. It was a modification in Lisman," which, it was said, was goods, would have been highly profit- favour of neutrals of the stringent pro- deained in London for prize reasons, able to the Inter-Ocean Transports- cedure which was being exercised, with disastrous loss of earnings to the
tion Co. In fact, with an authorised and intended to be exercised, by the caimant company...
capital of 5,000 dollars, of the sub-. British Government in the exercise of ...Mr. Dunlop, K.C.. appeared for scription of which there was clear in 15 rights as a belligerent, and the the Crown, instructed by the Treasury dication, it was said that the frustra neutral ships or consignees who took Solicitor: Mr. Balloch and Mr. Elsley tion of one of the enterprises, in ques. advantage of it did so with the defects Zeitlyr for the claimants, instructed tion here had involved losses of scores which were inherent in it. and sub- by Messrs. Waltons; and Mr. Inskip, of thousands of dollars, which ought ject to the difficulties which arose by K.C.. M.P., and Mr. Wilfred Lewis to be the subject of assessment against the nature of the system under which For the Netherlands Overseas Trust, the Crown. It might well be that the giving of certificates took place. instructed by Mr. Albert M. Oppen- shipping enterprises at the time in It had not then become as notorious question were 50. actractive and. as it afterwards became that every Mr. Balloch said, in consequence of. When successful, were so profitable, one of the neutral ports from which the detention of this ship the Inter- that if the Crown had failed by its supplies could be go-to use a Ocean Transportation Co.,
of agents in the discharge of its duties to phrase more vivid than Fattering- America, Inc., fost the advantage of neutrals, when it was exercising its was infested with enemy agents. The a cargo from Rotterdam, and the com- belligerent rights in the course of the facts had to be dealt with, and at the pany was now in liquidation, and the war, there was a large sum of money time when the transaction in question liquidator sued.. The Crown was to be awarded to the claimants in began the state of things was perfect- blamed for what was suggested to be respect of this venture which was said ly well known. That appeared by the negligence. The claimants, as new to have been frustrated. There was correspondence. The parties, by trals, said they did all they could not no doubt about the principle to be their subsequent letters, recognised to intringe the Crown's belligerent applied here: Wrongful capture might the state of things they had to 'deal rights. They went to considerable, be a cause of award of damages, and with. The "F. Lisman. was expense and got the Consul-General Wrongful detention might be a cause, loaded and got her certificate, and had at New York to appoint inspectors to of award of damages by the Prize on board, in addition to a large mass view the cargo and the various con- Court, and any wrongful or vexatious of cargo consigned to the NO.T., a signments put into the holds, and got act in the course of the exercise of large parcel of phosphates, and-four the inspectors to seal the hatches. the belligerent rights of seizure or parcels of other goods which were not They duly arrived. in London, and detention might give rise to an occa- consigned to the N.O.T., and as 10 could have unloaded in three or four sign for such an award. That was a which questions might therefore, and days, but, owing to the vacillation of principle which was not of modern probably would, arise, and it was that the authorities, who on one day say origin. It has been many times dis- consignment of phosphates and these take out this" and on another take used by authorities, and was clearly four parcels of goods out of which the out that," and on a third day some recognised, by his distinguished pre-
trouble arose in the present case: thing else so that unloading had decessor, Sir Samuel Evans, in vari- The vessel duly arrived in London more than once, to be undertaken ous cases which had been cited. There and her papers were examined, and they could not get away, It was come as no question abour the principle thereupon the phosphates came into plained particularly that the whole of or the doctrine of Prize law: the only view, and very prominently, and with the manifest was within the knowledge question was the caimant's title. The out anything that could possibly be of the authorities as soon as the ship position was this. The FJ. Lis described as delay, as soon as that arrived, and therefore the whole of man, which the American torporn-matter could be brought to the know- the merchandise could have been an-ion had secured under time charter, ledge of the comminee which was loaded at once. It was significant as loaded in New York with a gen- then sitting to deal with these matters that though several parcels were cral cargo for Amsterdam, and was the phosphates were ordered to be seized none were brought into prize loaded under the precautions, which seized, and were seized. The dis or condemned. The chalmanes did not were the necessary to be taken by charge of the parts of the cargo which say there was no reasonable cause for those who were seeking to carry on were intended for. London was then seizure or requirement of discharge, any regular traffic in mercantile com taking place, but it was delayed by but assuming there was good cause, medities between the United States this parcel, and so the discharge of there was undue delay on the part of and Holland. There were two facts the remaining London consignments The Crown The delay was about aerial to be borne in mind. The was not completed until June 19. In month.
Proclaration of March 11, 1915, with the interval, and as early as June 12 regard to the delertion of goods of the master of the vessel had been enemy origin or enemy destination or notifiedt was quite clear from his enemy ownership under a neutral flag, own documents that he had been notl was in force and be a sequel to the led in the most definite coming into operation of that Pro-sible that his vessel could not be clamation, the Netherlands Overseas Trnt was in existence.
Continued on
The President, in giving judgment, said the FJ Lisman arrived in London on June 8 1915 The claim- ant was the liquidator of an American corporation" which went into liquida, tion in the autumn of 1915, and was very plainly suggested by M
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