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Tasman Express Line Limited v. J. I. Case (Australia) Pty Ltd. - New South Wales Court of Appeal - 25 November 1992
The respondent was the consignee of two harvesters carried on the appellant’s vessel from New Zealand to Australia. Both harvesters were stowed on deck and the bill of lading was endorsed “on-deck at shippers risk”. As the bill of..
Online Published Date:
12 December 1992
Appeared in issue:
342 - 12 December 1992
N.P.L. (Australia) Pty Ltd. v. Kamil Export (Australia) Pty Limited - Supreme Court of Victoria (Hayne J.) - 12 October 1992
Kamil Export Pty Ltd. carried on business exporting goods from Australia. In 1985 it shipped some goods to Guam on the General Valdez
. The goods were delivered to the consignee without production of the bills of lading and without paying for the..
Online Published Date:
12 December 1992
Appeared in issue:
342 - 12 December 1992
Bank Leumi Le-Israel Ltd. v. M.G. Brin & Sons Ltd. - Supreme Court (Meir Shamgar C.J., Eliezer Goldberg and Theodor Or J.J.) -
31 August 1992
At first instance the district court held that the appellant bank had been negligent in dealing with letters of credit opened on behalf of the respondent companies for the purpose of paying a Hong Kong company for merchandise ordered..
Online Published Date:
12 December 1992
Appeared in issue:
342 - 12 December 1992
Continental Grain Co. v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping Authority (The Albatros) - U.S. Court of Appeals (First Circuit) (Breyer C.J., Selya Ct. J. and Young D.J.) - 13 August 1992
The vessel Albatros
was chartered orally for the carriage of corn and soyabean meal in bulk from Puerto Rico to Guadeloupe. Although designated for the shipment of grain in bulk, she was not equipped with shifting boards, lashing gear, or strapping..
Online Published Date:
12 December 1992
Appeared in issue:
342 - 12 December 1992