Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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BROOKS WHARF & BULL WHARF, LTD. v. GOODMAN BROS.

(1936) 54 Ll.L.Rep. 147

KING'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Branson.

Wharfingers-Negligence-Customs duty- Warehousing of defendants' imported furs in plaintiffs' bonded warehouse- Furs stolen from warehouse-Plaintiffs compelled to pay Customs duty-Claim to recover from defendants amount of duty paid, also charges for landing and warehousing-Whether defendants responsible for payment of duty- Counterclaim for value of furs lost owing to plaintiffs' alleged negligence -Evidence of precautions taken by plaintiffs - Whether plaintiffs protected by London Wharfingers Clause- Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1876, Sects. 82, 85, 87.

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