Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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G. E. CRIPPEN AND ASSOCIATES LTD. v. VANCOUVER TUG BOAT COMPANY LTD.

[1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 207

CANADAEXCHEQUER COURTBRITISH COLUMBIA ADMIRALTYDISTRICT

Before Mr. Justice Walsh

Canada - Bill of lading - Damage to cargo - Peat moss in pallets stowed four pallets high - Goods found damaged on discharge - Whether goods properly stowed - Whether loss due to "perils of the sea" - Whether "inherent vice" in goods - Whether goods "insufficiently packed" - Whether damage arose "without carrier's fault and privity" - Burden of proof - Liability of carrier. Evidence - Inspection report commissioned on behalf of cargo owner's underwriters - Whether admissible.

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