Read the full judgment text of DCEC 000113/1984 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 30 April 1985.
1. Since this matter has gathored complications as a rolling stone gathers moss during its progression, I shall briefly trace the history of the various steps taken. There are in fact three related applications before the Court all of which refer to the same questions of law and fact. Therefore they can be conveniently heard together. The actions, which were commenced in September 1984, were for compensation brought by dependants of crew members of the barquentine Osprey lost at sea on 9th Septe