| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 93 (May) |
| Court: | Commercial Court |
| Judge: | Moore-Bick J |
| Representation | Luke Parsons QC (instructed by Clyde & Co) for the claimants. |
| Roger Stewart QC (instructed by Masons) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 7 May 2004 |
Catchwords
Insurance - Insurance policy - Marine insurance - Construction of policy - Excluded peril - Inherent vice.
The Case
The claimant insurers obtained a declaration that they were not liable in respect of the defendants' electrical transformer which had been damaged en route from the UK to Malaysia, on the ground of inherent vice: the transformer was, on the evidence, unable to withstand the ordinary conditions of the voyage.
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