Where a third party was responsible for directing shipment by a particular carrier, it may be necessary to decide whether the shipper made a contract of carriage on behalf of the third party or whether the shipper made the contract of carriage on his own behalf at the request of the third party.
Judges:
Blackburn J
Citations:
(1860) 2 F and F 191
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Evergreen Marine Corp v Aldgate Warehouse (Wholesale) Ltd ComC 28-Mar-2003
The claimant sought payment for freight charges and demurrage. Long standing arrangements meant that the defendant was not named as shipper.
Held: The f.o.b. contract has become a flexible instrument and it does not necessarily follow that the . .
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Transport
Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.180306