Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

Document

THE "MARGARITA CALAFATI."

(1928) 31 Ll.L.Rep. 104

ADMIRALTY DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Hill.

Bill of lading-Short delivery (cottonseed) -Weight unknown-Allegation that quantity of cargo was utilised by ship as fuel-Heavy burden of proof- Inference to be drawn from condition of cargo on arrival-Probability that cargo disappeared in direction of stokehold -Unsatisfactory evidence of ship as to sufficiency of bunker coal-Proof of amount shipped-Evidence of amounts carried to quay-High degree of probability of transference to ship.

The rest of this document is only available to i-law.com online subscribers.

If you are already a subscriber, click Log In button.