Rickards v Forestal Land, Timber and Railways Co Ltd

Subject Matter

INSURANCE — Insurance (marine) — War risks — Policy “warranted free of any claim based upon loss of, or frustration of, the insured voyage or adventure caused by …. restraints …. of …. princes” — British cargo in German ships — Outbreak of war — Deviation to neutral port by order of German government — Subsequent departure for Germany — Ship scuttled with cargo — Arrival of ship and cargo in Germany — Constructive total loss — Liability of underwriters — Marine Insurance Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 41), s. 45; s. 49, sub-s. 1 (a), (b), (d); s. 60, sub-s. 2 (i.) (a); Sch. I., r. 10.