Thomas and Sons v Harrowing Steamship Co: HL 26 Jun 1914

Where by the charter-party a lump sum was due for freight upon delivery of the cargo at its destination, and the ship was wrecked just outside the port of delivery, held that floating off the cargo to the beach was equivalent to delivery by transhipment, and that loss of one quarter of it by ‘perils of the sea,’ as provided for in the charter-party, did not affect the shipowners’ right to the full freight.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Viscount Haldane), Lords Shaw, Moulton, and Parmoor

Citations:

[1914] UKHL 649, 52 SLR 649

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Transport

Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.620720