21 Dec 1978
YUEN FUNG METAL WORKS LTD v. KUEHNE & NAGEL (HONG KONG) LTD
- Citation
- YUEN FUNG METAL WORKS LTD v. KUEHNE & NAGEL (HONG KONG) LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA3472/1977
The court held the defendants were carriers as a matter of contract by issuing through bills of lading in their own name; delivery of the goods to the consignee without production of the bill of lading was a fundamental breach that prevented the defendants from relying on exemption clauses; plaintiff was entitled to recover damages for loss caused, assessed at HK$222,817.92.