case ekins versus eastindia company Lord chancellor Cowper Eq can ab pl pl  interest allow for a ship and cargo wrongful take by the defendant and this be  do in the Indies Indian interest allow deduct the charge of the return the  plaintiff ekins be possess of a ship and the agent of the eastindia company in  the EastIndias buy the ship and the cargo in her of the commander who have no  power to sell her and there be some proof of the treachery of the commander  peer William er p and of some indirect practice by the agent but this seenled  to have be do without the privity of the company though for their use and  benefit ekins bring his bill t have a account of the ship and cargo from the  company who be decree to account for the same and a issue be direct to try the  value of the ship and cargo at the time these come to the hand of the company  agent upon which the jury find the value of the peer William ship to be pound  and that of that of the cargo to amount to about pound and now upon the equity  reserve it be insist that the plaintiff ought to have interest and that the  interest ought to be Indian interest which be about per cent against which it  be object saint that the value of the ship and cargo be uncertain it can not  in the nature of it carry interest but from the time it be ascertain by the  jury dly that the plaintiff have at this time rest thirteen year upon his own  bill and therefore to allow he Indian interest will be to make he a gainer by  his own delay cur if a man have my money by wayof loan he ought to answer  interest but if he detain my money from I wrongful he ought a strong to answer  interest see pierce v green I W Treves v townsend Cox and it be still strong  where one by wrong take from I either my money or my good which I be trade  with in order to turn they into money therefore let the defendant pay interest  and this be transact in the Indies where the person who act by authority under  they and for their use must be presume to have make the common advantage that  money yield there the company must answer the interest of that country but in  consideration this money be now to be pay here the charge of return it from  the Indies ought to be deduct let the master see what be the interest of money  during these year in the Indies and what be the charge of return peer William  money from the Indies to England and he be to allow Indian interest deduct out  of it the charge of return this decree be affirm on appeal to the house of  lord bro p c but as to the allowance of Indian interest vide Boddam v Ryley  bro c c bro p c and see law v e l company Ves Heathcote v Hulme I W