A Chefoo Claim for Supplies The arrest of an American ship at Chefoo in respect of a claim against the vessel for supplies was the subject of a judgment delivered by Sir Skinner Turner at H.M. Supreme Court on Tuesday, the matter having been submitted from the Provincial Court at Tientsin for a ruling.
Nis Lordship said—That is a special ease set down under Rule 268 in an action pending in the Provincial Court at Tientsin. On May 18, 1923, the plaintiffs, an American firm, took out a writ asking to have certain trusts of an indenture between themselves and.the defendants, a_ British firm, carried into execution. On the return day, at the suggestion of the judge, the parties agreed to state this special case for the decision of this Court and to abide by the decision of this Court, unwished to argue the matter in der Rules 263, ete. Neither side court and it remains for me to give judgment on the case as submitted.
The facts are as follows: In December, 1920, the plaintiffs caused an American ship then belonging to the North China Cold Storage Ca. Inc. to be arrested in Chefoo in respect of a claim against the ship for supplies, etc. they claimed they had a maritime
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