Triangle Steel & Supply Co. et al. v. Korean United Lines Inc. et al. - Supreme Court at British Columbia (Murray J.) - 3 May 1985

Cargo claim - Whether stevedores liable to buyers for damage to goods although buyers not the owners at the time damage occurred

TI, a company based in British Columbia, wished to buy a large quantity of steel coils. TI placed an order with X, a company based in California, which in turn placed an order with ISCOR, a company based in South Africa. In order to finance the purchase, TI arranged that the steel would be purchased from X. by M. and resold to TI. The steel coils were loaded at Durban, South Africa on 18 June 1980 onto a vessel chartered by ISCOR from K. They were unloaded at New Westminster, Columbia by P., a stevedoring company contracted for the purpose by X. The coils were damaged at New Westminster by P. Despite the damage M. was later paid in full by TI. M. paid X. in full and X. paid ISCOR in full. In an action by X., TI and M. against K., ISCOR and P.: