Browner International Transport Ltd. v. Monarch S.S. Co. Ltd. (The European Enterprise) - Q.B.D. (Com.Ct.) (Steyn J.) - 7 April 1989

Whether ferry operator’s non-negotiable receipt governed by Hague-Visby Rules as a matter of law

The plaintiff cargo interests entered into a contract of carriage with the defendant owners of the vessel European Enterprise for the carriage of a consignment of meat from Dover to Calais. The goods were loaded to the upper deck and were damaged during heavy weather as the vessel entered Calais harbour.