GILLESPIE BROS. & CO. LTD. v. ROY BOWLES TRANSPORT LTD. RENNIE HOGG LTD. (THIRD PARTY)

[1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 521

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Browne

Carriage of goods - Loss in transit - Watches stolen from unattended and open van - Whether negligence by van driver - Van hired from carrier by forwarding agents - Whether carrier entitled to rely on conditions of carriage as against customer - Liability of forwarding agents to indemnify carrier under conditions of carriage - Whether conditions wide enough to cover carriers' own negligence-Road Haulage Association Ltd.'s Conditions of Carriage (1967), conditions 3 (4), 12. Forwarding agents-Hire of van from carrier- Whether subject to Road Haulage Association Ltd.'s Conditions of Carriage (1967)-Liability of forwarding agents to indemnify carrier- Whether indemnity clause wide enough to cover carriers' own negligence-Condition 3 (4).