SHIPPERS' DEFAULT
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FAILS,
Judgment in the case, Henry Olsen and Co., Ltd., y. Thompson Brothers, Ltd., was given in the Supreme Court this morning by the Acting-Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sim. The claim of Olsen and Co. was for £322 2s 8d and interest as damages for breach of contract alleged to have been caused by the defendants' failure to honour a draft for payment for two consignments of Norwegian sild (commonly called sardines) ordered jn August ana September, 1919. The orders were Accepted in January, 1920, and the goods were shipped m April. His Honour said that the plaintiff company must, before it could recover damages, prove that it had complied with the obligations implied by tho contracts made with the defendant. His Honour decided .that the plaintiff company had failed to carry out its obligations in at least two matters. ,Jl had failed to procure proper contracts of affreightment for tho prriage. of the goods from Norway to Sydney, and to arrange for proper insurance, of the goods on that Voyage. This faiure watj a complete answer to the plaintiff company's claim for damages. Judgment taiut be,for the defendant, .with cott«.
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Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 35, 10 August 1921, Page 5
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196SHIPPERS' DEFAULT Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 35, 10 August 1921, Page 5
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