Read the full judgment text of on BabelCite. was delivered on 19 May 1969.
1. On the 19th April the plaintiffs succeeded in their claim for damages against the owners of the vessel OCEAN TRAMP arising out of a collision in Hong Kong waters between the OCEAN TRAMP and the ILLINOIS on the 5th September, 1964. They were awarded damages in the sum of $1,004,221.23. In their petition, which was filed as far back as the 24th May, 1967, the plaintiffs claimed damages and interest thereon at such rate and at such period as may be just. They now claim interest, not as from the