Gregson v Gilbert
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 22 May 1783 |
| Date | 22 May 1783 |
| Court | Court of the King's Bench |
English Reports Citation: 99 E.R. 629
IN THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH
irououass. gregson v.gilbert 629 qreqson v. gilbert (a). Thursday, 22d May, 1783. Where the captain of a slave-ship mistook Hispaniola for Jamaica, whereby the voyage being retarded, and the water falling short, several of the slaves died for want of water, and others were thrown overboard, it was held that these facts did not support a statement in the declaration, that by the perils of the seas, and contrary winds and currents, the ship was retarded in her voyage, and by reason thereof so much of the water on board was spent, that some of the negroes died for want of sustenance, and others were thrown overboard for the preservation of the rest. This was an action on a policy of insurance, to recover the value of certain slaves thrown overboard for want of water. The declaration stated, that by the perils of the seas, and contrary currents and other misfortunes, the ship was rendered foul and leaky, and was retarded in her voyage ; and, by reason thereof, so much of the water on board the said ship, for her said voyage, was spent on board the said ship: that before her arrival at Jamaica, to wit, on, &c. a sufficient quantity of water did not remain on board the said ship for preserving the lives of the master and mariners belonging to the said ship, and of the negro slaves on board, for the residue of the said voyage ; by reason whereof, during the said voyage, and before the arrival of the said ship at Jamaica-to wit, on, &c. and on divers days between that day and the arrival of the said ship at Jamaica-sixty negroes died for want of water for sustenance ; and forty others, for want of water for sustenance, and through thirst and frenzy thereby occasioned, threw themselves into the...
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