SHIPMENT OF APPLES.
CLAIM FOR ALLEGED NEGLECT FAILS. LONDON, March 28. The appeal of fruitgrowers against the decision of the Lower Court in an action against shipping companies over apples was dismissed by a majority of the Court of Appeal with costs. Mr Justice Bankes, in hi 3 judgment, said that there was no ground for imputing to shipowners any want of care in reference to tho provision of ventilation in ships’ holds. There was evidence that the fruit had been left on the tree too long, and that might have had a material effect in producing susceptibility to the “brown heart” disease. Mr Justice Scrutton concurred.
Mr Justice Atkin differed, holding that appellants had established beyond doubt that damage to the apples was caused during transit.—A. and N.Z. cable.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 102, 30 March 1926, Page 8
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