Excerpt from Decisions of the Supreme Court of Mauritius, 1899, Vol. 4
Action to recover the amount of several poli cies by which certain sugars had been insured against the perils of the sea upon a voyage from Mauritius to Bombay in. A water ballast tank steamer called the Taif.
Under the policies ths rights of the parties were to be governed by English law.
The Tai sank 19 hours after leaving Mauritius, her cargo being wholly lost. She had not met with any accident, so far as known, nor encountered any nu usual stress of weather. The evidence as to her condition, when she sailed, was conflicting and somewhat vague.
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