15 Jul 1974
MITSUI & CO LTD v. THE OWNERS OF THE SHIP "SUN FLOWER" AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- MITSUI & CO LTD v. THE OWNERS OF THE SHIP "SUN FLOWER" AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAJ130/1973
Clause 17 of the bills of lading must be read as establishing that the 2nd defendant issued the bills as agent for the owners/master and did not assume personal liability; read in context with the contractual incorporation of the Hague Rules, Clause 17 does not operate as an impermissible exemption from liability but as a statement of agency, and therefore the plaintiffs failed to establish a contractual claim against the 2nd defendant and the action against them was dismissed.