Read the full judgment text of HCA 001359/1982 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment.
1. The plaintiffs in the two actions before me are the owners or occupiers of Victoria Permanent Pier No. 61. The defendant in the actions was the master of the ship "Sunshine Island" when on 12th October 1981, it collided with this pier, causing, so the plaintiffs assert, substantial damage to them both. Both plaintiffs immediately commenced proceedings against the ship's owner in the course o?which on 2nd November 1981 the P. & I. Club put up security in wide terms which covered (inter alia) c