E Clemens Horst Co v Biddell Brothers: HL 3 Nov 1911

A contract for the sale of hops of specified quality provided that they should be shipped by the sellers from San Francisco to Sunderland, and paid for by the purchasers by weight c.i.f. ‘terms net cash.’ The purchasers declined to pay the price until after arrival at the port of destination and opportunity for examining the goods.
Held that the sellers in a c.i.f. contract were entitled to payment of the price upon tender of the bill of lading and insurance policy.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lords Atkinson, Gorell, and Shaw of Dunfermline

Citations:

[1911] UKHL 680, 49 SLR 680

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Contract

Updated: 26 May 2022; Ref: scu.619215