GRAIN UNION COMPANY S.A. v. A/S. HANS LARSEN.

(1933) 46 Ll.L.Rep. 246

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Branson.

Sale of goods-"Notice of appropriation- Sale of maize-"Notice of appropriation with ship's name, date of bill or bills of lading and approximate quantity loaded, shall be mailed within three days or telegraphed within seven days from date of bill of lading by the shipper of the grain . . . and be passed on by his buyer . . . and by each subsequent seller within one business day from receipt of the said notice . . . A valid notice of appropriation when once given shall not be withdrawn . . . All notices under this clause shall be deemed to be under reserve for errors or delays in telegraphic transmission" -Telegram from sellers to their agents that contract maize had been shipped per Iris-Information passed on by agents to buyers-Sellers' mistake in naming steamer-Maize in fact shipped per Triton-Claim by buyers to reject