Salmon J emphasised that the term ‘a clean’ bill of lading had never been exhaustively defined and that he did not attempt to do so in that case, but described a ‘clean’ bill of lading as ‘one that does not contain any reservations as to the apparent good order and condition of the goods or the packing’.
Judges:
Salmon J
Citations:
[1958] LR 1 QB 542
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Sea Success Maritime Inc v African Maritime Carriers Ltd ComC 15-Jul-2005
The ship’s master had refused to accept the cargo relying on clause 52 of the standard form charterpraty agreement saying that the cargo had been damaged.
Held: Only if the shippers continued to insist on the description, and the master . .
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Transport
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.229994