The Weekly Law Reports
[1980] 3 WLR 891
[COURT OF APPEAL]
CHINA-PACIFIC S.A.
v.
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA
[1977 C. No. 0003]
1980 April 23,
24,
25,
28,
29,
30
Megaw, Bridge and Cumming-Bruce L.JJ.
Admiralty
— Salvage
— Salvage agreement
— Vessel stranded
— Part of cargo salvaged and brought to safe port-off-loaded and stored at salvors' expense
— Whether shipowners or cargo owners liable for expenses incurred thereby prior to abandonment of voyage
— Whether cargo owners liable to salvors as bailees of cargo where no emergency necessitating post-salvage services
— Purported representation made prior to salvage arbitration that cargo owners liable for storage expenses
— Whether unequivocal representation constituting estoppel
—
Lloyd's Standard Form of Salvage Agreement (1972), cl. 16
Ships' Names
— Winson