CORRODED
IMPROPER STOWAGE
Blaming's'the-methbd of stowage of abd\it 'l6o4toris"of wire on the Canadian Highlander at Halifax for' the corrosion found in wire in the centre of the stack when it was landed at Wellingtonj the -Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers), in the Supreme Court today, delivered judgment in , favour of the Auto-Machine Manufacturing Co.,' Ltd., against the Canadian. Government •Merchant' Marine, Ltd.
"His:Honour,said that evidence of the quantum of damage was not" called before him. Counsel informed him at^the 'outset that they had agreed-ito'call evidence only as to the:question of liability, and that, if the defendant company were.held.liable, the question; of quantum "of'damages would- be tried later if 'the : parties ...were unable to agree on the amount. He simply declared, therefore, that the plaintiff company wa entitled to. recoyer damages, the amount of such damages to be assessed later, if necessary, on evidence to be called, by the parties.
Mr. D.' R. Hoggard appeared for the plaintiff,' and Mr. C. Evans-Scott and Mr. I. Macarthurfor the defendant/ .
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Evening Post, Issue 79, 2 April 1936, Page 4
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