SHIPOWNER'S LIABILITY.
PLENARY BILLS OF LADING. WELLINGTON, March 22. A reserved judgment, important to shipowners and shippers alike, was delivered by Mr W. R. Ifaeelden, S.M., to-day regarding an action brought by Sanders Bros., contractors, against the Shaw, SaviJl, ,-vttd Albion Shipping Company (Ltd.), a claim for £56 15s 9d, damages in respect oi merchandise destroyed in transit. It appeared that the snipping company tcok delivery of two packages of granite in Glasgow for transhipment to New Zealand. It was alleged that while the freight, which was part of a consignment ordered for the Union Bank contract, was being discharged it was dropped from the slings. " I am compelled on the authorities," remarked Mr Kaselden, "to hold that the damage alleged comes within the exceptions to liability provided for in the bill, of lading. The whole action is based on the negligence of the servants of the defendant, and harsh as it may appear, the law is clearly laid down that such negligence may by the terms of the bill of lading exempt the defendants from liability." Two cases were cited in support of the ruling. The plaintiffs were l.onsuited. As to the terms offered by counsel for defendant regarding storage, it was decided that the case may be mentioned again 14 days hence.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 3
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214SHIPOWNER'S LIABILITY. Otago Witness, Issue 2924, 30 March 1910, Page 3
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