Fact
The
defendant’s oil tanker ran aground in an estuary partly due to weather
conditions and partly due to carrying a heavy load and a fault in the steering.
The master discharged 400 tons of oil in order to free the tanker. The oil
drifted onto the claimant’s land including a marine lake which it had to close
until it had been cleaned at a substantial cost to the claimant.
Issue
Was defendant liable or not?
Judgment
The defendant was liable
Reasoning
It was defendant own fault and court
found negligence there.
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