STAFFORD ALLEN & SONS, LTD. v. PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.

[1956] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 104

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION.

Before Mr. Justice Sellers.

Carriage of goods by sea-Transhipment at Cristobal (Panama Canal Zone)-Damage to cargo-Liability of on-carriers-Bill of lading terms-Clause Paramount-"With respect to shipments . . . from a port in the United States, all the terms and provisions of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936, of the United States are to apply"-Whether Cristobal a port in the United States- Meaning of "United States."