PILLAGED CARGO
SHIPPING COMPANY’S RESPONSIBILITIES. AN INTERESTING CASE. (Per United Press Association.) Dunedin, December 2. In his reserved judgment in the case Bing Harris v Dalgety and Company, a claim for £54 damages for goods not delivered by the steamer Tainui, Mr Bartholomew, S.M., held that the goods were pillaged before landing. On the point raised by the defence that the liability was limited by the bill of lading to claims made within three days, he held that such a proviso would lessen the liability imposed by the statute and was accordingly null and void. Judgment was given for plaintiffs for the amount claimed.
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Southland Times, Issue 20043, 3 December 1926, Page 8
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104PILLAGED CARGO Southland Times, Issue 20043, 3 December 1926, Page 8
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