 The liability for any loss or damage of goods was limited to the value of the vessel, her equipment, and any freight due for the voyage.This was an extension to the provisions of the Responsibility of Shipowners Act 1733, as the case of "Sutton v. Mitchell", (1785) 1 T.R.18, had highlighted that the 1733 Act would give no protection to shipowners where a ship was robbed without the collusion of the crew.