19931007 TZHC Dar es Salaam

I • t Di '.~/]) Ta'.Cf.I COURT OF T.lllT.:3ANU /i:·~.lYJ::.. ES S.H,MM . . . .. .~f}J-k .9.@AJfilw ?!1. QF...1.:,9j'!§. 1• LA. GENE11JJ.,E DES C11.RRIF:.ES m' DE5 !DJ.JES ( GEOAf.ITI:D, EXPLOITh!l'ID:rJ .'.f' OORPOR.riTlOlT • • • , • , • , • , ••• • • • , •••• , ••• ., o.,. • • .RESPOilDElTT . ' •· JUDGMENT _l3.AUATI 1 J •, " . def'endant fa:.: ~~.1.e following order el• jttdgment for .. sha. 31,890,364/- plus interel:tli n;~ 9;; on:'.;he swn of ah~.29,257,216/~, oo::r~a and 8Zf3 . , other relief, ~:1e m.rl.t is based 011. a contract of o~:ri~~ which · was broken by no:r del~vcry of tho ~oods Ato -'.;he p'J;~r~frzs. , The ev!denoo ad.dµ.ood. by the plain·liiff' s -vd tne::!acs is f'.rom 7 witnesses.· S-'oap.\en lh'ema Pm ani.d th.a-'.; in 1985 li.e uas employed by Tanzania Ilc~bo,u-e Authority . in t:1e VContainer 'l'arr.iinal Section as Prinoipal. Opo:.:n;~lhon·s Officer. In Ooto'ber 19G5 tho Port Manager· ' 0 requ.:ized llia -'.;o naka investigations on cont~s Ho.SCJW 2666599 and 11-~ 2012925 w~:ci.oh belonged -~o ANI TA.NZ.A.NIA V.:1D ~1d which AMI Tanzania Limi·ted we~e e:x;peoting a;h ·Mieir sito, PU1 1rnn-'i; ·through the reCo:t'd.s of his dape:dment which vras cha;rged with ·the clu-'~y of shipping cont~.s. ::re 1'ov.11d -~hat the 2 contains were shipped by Iaad.iter~an~n Sbippj.ng Compc:J.\Y called RAFAEU on 26/0/05 aga.S.l1s·t; a :i1ipping order · No,.52 iss,.ted 'by· 1Tll.SACO on 23/G/&j. The two containex s uare 1 aooording to the shipl):U'l{J o:::-d.e~, deolar.ed to lJG having 60 pnclc..,ces of personal effecta. T::H, s:tll\LJGl' deola:rad on -'.;l\e shipping OI'd~ 1tc.l!,..::mmYS MULTI TRADE of Bo~ 7250 DnJ.' ,fo .Sa,l!k"Jll.; ~he ~oc~~ also ~fu:med that the 2 oonta.l.nel's J;e:-.:'c oftloa.ded from El. railua;r 1-ragon at '"\ poin~- ~ No.5/6 J ~." ,. .. f - 2 ., on 25/G/fJ5 by IIoJ.it~.ranorai ,-::b.ippil1:·: Company equipri1a1t·~ n.11.d f01'1'ied t~ Ql.1a"ey No.9 u7.~el'o ~~upping war: e:t.fec· ,ad on the f'olJ.01ri11G a.ay., The of'f'l.oading m.1:2 ,10·~ done by A: I a11C:- ·tho shippeT wa-r.:i ao·~ ii.Ill a.."ld. the shipping ordel' <lid not bea;r :' '!J.e s·~ ,1.mp of AMI wlrl.oJ.i uo-,:u,d :1a.ve been the case if .MD: had been th: ship: 3r. AMI oper.;rbed a 1)el1th in the port area ·1m01m a□ Der-'Gh N< ·, l. (q;..1-ary Ho.5/6 is of 1~c..11.:;;::,;.tla llarbou.1:s AJ,ithol!ity. Pt11 elab~ated ; ·1 ~oss-e::ramination -~~-1.a:'li Al.U did not have· a1zy' dooumen-'i;a ·to 1Jo able t,, d:i.J:'eot t2l.8 Med.itarrru.1e~1 Sl1ipping Ooznp~• to ship -'..J.1e cooc.1s1 IIe sai ~- f'urther tha·~ a1thoueh he c.1.id not see the documents ttaeu i.11 -~he· slur ·il1G -'i;1ie :reoords in his o::Zice sb.owad. rm.at the documents ,1~e u:.1d whc :e -¥1ey had oome from. 13.ic l'OOO:t'ds also showed when ...t.."..le ooir~aine:rr, wsre oZfloaded a:'li Ql.lajf ITo.5/6 in what is ealled tlie 0011.t,:d.110:r mover ·mt sheet kept by T~;ania ~'baure AuthoriV {!l'HA) • The a1lip1,i:.JG orde:r is in a register book, ::i.G oa.id\ Re explained fu;t-the1' -'ilia,-'.; "'Ghc :coooxd ab.owed ·what equipment was u.sou to offload .and to wlloJl1 the eq1.'.:l,pr,1,ont belonged,. Captain Do ~o~ Jaoques (PW2) was the next m.v..1.030, Ila said that from 1962 ·oo 15ft7 ·:10 ,:was the 1::irau.oh lik-i.ll;lger of AID: 1i:s;.1~a. Ltd J,.n · . J)aT es SaJ.nai... ~D: was @ine' ol.e~~ and f'OJ.'lraxdi~J.[;' ~k and wa.a o~a.ting i11. D;,::i;i; es Salaam and KigQma,. The pla:ll1·iii:Z'i'::1 l.oa,J.ed on to-·a. -wa.::,oan belo11Cil°l0 -'lio ·iihe defend.ant 2 0.011.ta.inar a of -001)al:~ .w:l,i.oh had .oome :f'&<»n Shaba Z$e. The first p]Ai.ntif't was the mn1.e=c oi -~1.le oobal~. The ~et w.a.in~.Z w:1,s a. sta:~e compa.tzy" expor"Ging all l::indr:i ot ~inaals. 'b dqfendant isa-~d. 1'hQ o.owdffll!llent. no"'lie uhen tlie ·t1ro co:.1taii.-w:s were loaded at KigoJna. Ft12 1m::i shown consignment Ho.071056 da:ted 14/G/05 wbioh shows wagon No.212$0 ~-,,..1c1. i;;:ie lUUllbers a.f -~11e oonta.inere as SC XU ~9/5. ,and, DIBtJ 201292/5-. ::ro idGll"liified :Lt and tendered it ns e::.J.li'ilit ,P1. , - went on to state t::i.a·~ .a.HI 11.aver ,:eoeiW<t "'i.he 2 oonta~o il1. Da:i, es Sala.am.. He_referred to t;l.e Da.U,y Wagons Pos.1.-'tlion Report oz Z?./D/ClJ, the .df;zy' whsl the ~ !~ Alrc 1-l~I'G SUJ.:)pOsed to a'.t':t'i'Ve in· Da:t' ea Su.la.am. He tend,ared ~ repori as c:c'.i1xi:ii P2. The Dail.Y' 'Uagons Posi-'d~1. I'11Jp~t (~bit .?2) . a;· 22/8/05 fi:.ioTI'll "t·ragon lfo., 1290 -'oo he corning from I::L.u--ona a.-.i.d the oonsignee tp__ po AMI• i:£!i:-.c 11:x-,"OJ.1.,_is ehoml to o~~ ~1.cra l.oa.&1"1.-id;tllr~PG1'• The. wagon ¥J BJ.so s.'.1.own to be at na1a.. On 23/C/Clj -~lel'e is the ~ ~ P.ofdtum. l"l.01~ ffl:lioh ~13 ~t ~.\e£19 . ~ tiO+ 21q)O b,. u... ·.,~.Daily • - • • • • • • • ... ' • ~~ - .,. • & ' '. • • - 3 Yagon Positio~1 llcpo:;:r·l; was r,·oduoed .1..s exhibit P3, PU2 ~eterred to the Daily lfau"'On Posi·hion Rc.·)OJ:'t of 24/C/G5 (exhibit P4) lrhi.oh he said showed ·:..\at 1ral;·on: No, . 1290 ·. :ts a;'.;. the weigh b:-:icl...,""8• He said that the 1ki.:).1 j~icl{;o was ~- . th('; Jo:d at gate No. 14. He :referred to the Daily llacon Positio:: Repc ·t oZ 25/8/85 (exhi1Ji·l; P5) whioh he said showed -~~ :a 1-r2£;·on to l 1 • at J ·..-rd Ho·, 5 and 6, 1l1a.i."1:.,a11ia -tt'.vte He explained ·liJl..a-'.; -~Jia:ce were · .1 sheds for -'.;ho· Dar es Salacim Port, AMC shed beiri.g lTo , 1 •. P\::i We.{ .: : wan o:~ s.~:ed Uo 5 a:ad 6 1{,ic:1 is not .AMI Q shed. Ile sniie:1- 1\,;;:·~:ier :t1 · t fol' eaoh movemen-'a ot a mico11 a shunting ticket Waf.; iom:ed, Tie s~ '.d tha·l; the shtm-'ving tiol:.:e~ of 22/G/85 showed Tu½.at wago:1 ITo,21290 uas :.. aced at ii.HI shed line Uo. 7 (e:;;.ubit P6). He said that t::..10 1r2._:-,·0~1 wa:: ~ot placed at Al-'O: shed a-'.; all ond that this shunting tioJ.::e·l; 1rc,r:i in e- .".lflict ·d:'vh t:i.e Daily 11~"'<>.1.'l Po::ii-~ion Repo:rt. of 22/0/85, )~e l1:;2ol'l'er". -'iio anothel' .sl.1unting -'i;ioloot o:: Z-l/D/05 e:x;bj.bit (P7) which S::i.01ro t:1e wa~;on to be at ya:rd No. 6/6 a;nd -~:.\e w·a.gon to be empty. Ile J?XoclL'!.Oed also the shuntilt-g tiok:et for 25/C/C5 ( exhibtt P8) idtlch 'Shows ·ri.e uU[;on ·i;o be empty~ . PW2 wen-'i; 0;1 ·l;o state tlia·h the loss vra.s repor"lieu. to ;:!J.J.A and there was some 001"':l:aspolt<.lonae with TIT.ii. on this loss. ITe ,:,c::?e'.'i:'l'ed to a lette1' of the Po:r-'.; Ilai.tc\'.;Gl' 1,fu Lupatu ao1u.~ming that -'liJ.J.e wa.u"'On 21290 with the oobal.t oon-',aino:r s va,s offloaded at C Seo·iiion for sJ.lipr:1en·i; on the n.AF.AELA in August 1905 _(e:~J.ibit P9). He ~lained tha:ii oco·tion C was the same thing as ya;cd...1'f0 .5 and 6,. PV2 also prodll.oed a. ~:10-'.;ocopy of the official map of the po:'-'i; a.s e~ibit P10. m oo:;pla.:iJ.wd ·i;he p:roceam,e fol' loonl e ~ t 1rl.:ioh vas that you had to apply to -~J10 :Om:\k o:r Tanzania to obtain a CE 3 i'o:i:ra in order to get permission f~ e;;;;po:rting goods.. ~om ·lib.era YC'U had ·Jio t·o -'i;o the Central Ereight Burea;.1. -'Go &'8-~ a spMe on t;J.e ship. 11Tora "i;he Bt!reau you had to go to Ni'&CO ·li:.e aole ships agent and apply for a fi;.ip1-,:i..~ ord.e:r! "W14oh you will -'iial:a _to $EL\,. After pe3ii~ t;.te port oh~aos -~.ie port authoJ:ity loads the eocda 0~1 to the ship. HA.SACO then issiJ.eo a bill o! ~ to the shippe:!!. AU ·f~ doc;umante 1-u.we -'i;o be oountu~1ed by the ianzania. Cu.atoms. PU2 u-z.n :;:ei'er,red to ~ious dooumenta ai1,d. >.o said that th.ere was an appJ.ic1;i·~ioa -'Jo the oe;ntral Frei"ht Bureau elated 23/o/05 'lth~h was not made 1Jy Af:I, He also was ~ A , ~ · ~ctox :aom l'JAS,400 ie6l18d to St.um.vs Ili.):lii·~ad.a the shipper. It ah,o~ tJie 2 ~e:t's ill' questioJ¼ . . 4/••• . • 4 - ~ tl¥3 bill o:? lt'l.d.ing shows ·che sai-nE nurnbe:rs o:r t.~,.e oontainera, Plf2 we1rt 0:.1 -~o ta sUfy the·'; w)1.er·. ·i;he def'endaJYti failed to daliVel' the two oon-',.;aine;c s to 11.11I, PW.: ~e:;_:,o~·- ;ed tha ma-'Gte:c ·co -~:1.a .Port Po l:f.o,e • Mr4 GUg'UJ."'l.1. 1 the -~>.en Comr,1and.CP of t~ ., Por-'i; Policer.1 mc.c.1e o. 1'aport a.tte~ in'Veeirl.ga.tio1w ( a:i'.i.il:lit P11 ) ·, 1.ich nta·~ad -'i;hat eor:1oonc cwii the 2 oonta.:SJl,ers 'by t1.si11G Zol'8'8d de-: L1.111ents, Conoernin3 -~>, comdgnmen~ Pff2 said that i·(i ·m:,a uortll US d.o~.'~n:rs 703584 and -'.;lu,·c -i;J1e-vn.J.ue of the contar- ine%e were r/;.1s,t,..OOqOOO/-:-• T· . ., plainti:Us paid SJ.11s,1:0j~2/~ aa t:t-anspolft o~ges ilo t~·.e defe;:ida.nt. In orosa-(l:.:a.r.1:i.;.1a:tion Pl ~ said ·foat~ ·i;he defe~1t'.'.u;,r',.; ooilld. not verify 'Tlha,i. was in -',.;:1e coir~airun's 1:-i"3cauee ·iih,e--cf were sealed ,r\011 ·tj_1oy were reoeJ.ved f':r.® Zo.ue. But ti 2re wexe. clooUJll8n.ts s.'.:.owi..1G u=.iat tlle oon~s had. He ~odnoed as e:cl.ub:i.t P12 a -'i;el~ from the dc:.?ernh:1,11-'i; to AMI sta,ttng inter alia t>.o.:c 1TEIC'Ol1 lfo,.21290 was off'J.oad.ed at woic;.i'.Jri<lc,""B line• He also prow.oed as ~lil)i·~ P13 a.no-'Gher ·l;ele.,; -~om the de:Ze11tfa,n·t -'i;o A.MI date~ i/10/&j ~ etated j.i.1.-'.;.e~- ali.D, that w~n-21290 left MoJ;:o~l"<> tor Dar es..waam on 15/9/8~ • ... ...;..... ... · , Ti1.e ·na-, ~ 1ri:1il-1.e ea was ICaJ.ume Abdallah ~-lAEL ( Pl13). He sa.i.d that . he lived a:t L\~:>1.1.nba.shi -~ ~e and 1-me ,-rorld.ng a1; Q e o o . m ~ ~ ~ n since ~~69~- '!'}io co.mpan.y WV,S p:r:oducin{.{ ruilia~nl.a liks cobalt, zine· aruf·; oo~ ~ L-,; J ly 1985 Pt-1'3 got· a telex rac_r,~~c-ti;.~ him to send Ooba.tt to: . . u .- . ·- '. . . ' .&·i.:foerp' -'li].tt'ough Dar es Salaam. ~.ae cobalt ua.s pat:,keq,. in drums and ,re1ghod ilt -his·~~elJQ8. ;and. in Ji;J:i.e. pre senoe. of a '1,~(:;y o:t':eioer and· ~ ~s PoUPe. T"Aare were ··20 drt.une each weigdllG ooo· kgs of oobaJ:t.. Tho c1rumEj ►•· ~a p~d tnto 2· oontawl's 'Whioh··1rexe p:;:1opcr:t.v sealed,. . The Rail.a: put .,iilie·-oaut~~s in a waeo~- and. ferried -'i:1'.er.i ·~o ICil!<)Illa in .Augw,1J J.98S. ~e co1r~d.uc~e - . ~G- . shipped .1:iy the Rail1-T~a '. . :Z~on Ka.lemi . . by Katurnbt . . . ··-to . .'be:z1ge . '•• ,; KiC;'OIDa.• 1-IB;le two <.onW,ne~s ltad 33600 lqsa _o-.? ooba.L;, _'WOI'tb. US dol.la:lf e 7031 584. ~:l,}~~aI4 qt ;oopal·~ was WC?rth ¢ 20S4, ~1I I(;goma sent a-.~~~).~ .:·· Pff3. o::? -~-l.8 aaf'a arrivaJ. ·o:r the• goods• · -:..:i::.c oo:tsignment notes ~ - - the • N • .it • .• • ., • •• - •• • •• • • • • • • • -• ,. • ..,.. ~.a-!#. 4flll~S a.a ~~~59 - 9 ~ _a1~ li!l:fu 20_1~ -~.:~~e4. -. .as ~:lb~v P14• · ··-•-'' .. • ••••.. ·. -· .. ,.,. •··· · ·. ·, : ;, ·,: ( \L1r '/ •, PW4t ·;said ·'&.l.ai ·ffe · Iias 1,acn 'ii'orld.ng 'fo:t' ~AMI ::rer 21- :"~fJ ":: : · ;·.i~ ALI'° ITASSAN,_-~ to:.,t;Ji, :cla'tG .p ~ ~ . J1c was •l;ha ~ t CoPP8l1 ~ 4 .vtt• . ' ......,',.. ............. . . tut .. ~· . . - . ~..- --~ - '· • ~ • • • ,.. .. '. ,.,.. • ••· r ..... ...\ . : ' . " , 1- - · . . f. . .. _.. .,- .. •I• . ...: .1 ....... '• .... . ·-· ... -5 AI-D: was dealing with oaxgo f:,_. )ID Zair -• <b 22/8/05 one person oa.ll~d IC:i.btUJa ue.1ii -'.;o the office of .:·w4 wi·· n a· cloc·,::_;:.1c11-'G with the title ffEast .A.frican RailwaJ7s Co:rpora·'Gion · · Sta~: ;ment upo:: al'rivaJ.,..« Kibu.ra wanted Plf4 -~o sign this documen·~ -l;r- ::iow · 11a;i; PlT.~ ].1al I'eceived the informa,- tiolt o~ the a:tTival o:f t].10 · · .gons PU/i- sic;:1ei JGhc document. The doou- me1·rt I'c~'.d.s: 2 empty contm.:.- i ·r; (c ....;.10:i::-ti.:xc DG). I-'G is dated 22/0/85. He said -'vJ:1a-'G the documen-'li , · ; issU<,d to ~i;:~0:.10 1-rho had goods tl'anspOl'ted by Tru.1:.iro1ia RailwaJ7s CoI'po~- i·i;ion.. The uc:.-,:;o:: 1rn..a never plaoed in the AIJI Yo:t'd aZter PWL1r had sicr. 1d ·i;he doc1.u:1an-~. Oa 26/G/DS wen-'G to Tanzania. Railwcl((o Corporation offic (TRC). He 1rc11·;; ·:;:·.e::ro to inqµii'e about the war:1:m. IIe was told ·foat C .C was t:ryinc ·;;o -'~ct.Ce it. IIe went there again 011 6/9/05. Then on 21/9j...: j he sent IJ!l:1C a -~ale:::; asking ·:ticco to inform hir.1 wlio;1 t;:io wagon was 1.n1. :led, There w,:.s no I'eply.. Ile sent TRC another tale:: 0:1 2G/9/05, 011 1/1•J/fJ5 PU4 go-ti a ropl,7 -~:1a"ii the wagon left 1'.Ia~oeoro o:'l 15/9/05 (exhi.1)i·;; P13), Im uc;x;; ·~o ~;nc office on 8/10/85 and c;o·~ 0.1.0 Mx _ Nyamo ti.lo ya:rd master vri:~~'- iT>D:il ;1e looked for the wagon. ~ y _co·l; ·l;he vragon a·h Ku~a.sini TAZi\RA li11.o Ho, 1 • Aft81' that he reported ..,o :.ct.s s--~1.pe--.ciors,. The w~on was _empt--y i:r~::..oa ·'i.:.ey found it. The matter 1ms :i:-cpo.Ti;(ad ta the Polioe • ALI ..rm.JIA. auamw, Pff5 was the Bar'bot~a Polioa Command.Gr in 1985a 011 25/10/G5 ho received a lotter fl'om -'li11e ParJ;; Uanagar' Dar ea Salaam Worm:i.:.'1{£ him of the thef·t of 2 oontail.1011CJ 0011·liaining 56 drums of ooba.1.:t• Ila in::r~u.oted the Divisional Cl'imes Oi'"ZiocI' I:ir. Mwasha to mount inVesti- gc:dJ.0,:1.s. The preli~y xeport was p:ccp~cc1. Ila then wrote Al-tr a.bout the Zil'ldil'.lgs ( exh.ibit P11 ) • E:cllibiJG P11 a-;;c:i;~c o ·t;:iat inve stigatione revealed conspiracy forgery and thef-'i; o:;? -;;;_;.e 5G drums of coba;J:lf an,d. expo- rta·tiou a-xliaida the country using false doo~:.raents .• Rio;1a,:-d Benjamin Ifu\;,"Ul.wi PW6, the Roe:,'is·~aJ:I of -Companies oonfirmed .. '\iJ.i.n·;; t:.i.c:ce uas no oompa;ny 1J;ir Jvlte name of Gm111-Y-' s ?ihlltitrade regiaFed ..r.l·h1.1. his ~"l'ioe, L'i,i.uu,ly Gabriel S ICiwale PW7 said -',f 1t·/.; :i.:,.1 ~oUSt 1905 he was the Shippi1'3' Ila.uAs"Gl' of Ruaha Seo"i;ion :lJl. H!J3ACO • He was handl; ng 3 ehipping ~ i.e. I'l!oditerranean Shi,ppillg' Co. 9 1-I:i:~:P.i o.S~IC. Lines Ltd Shipping Co, a;.ld. aA,1.Il.CO Sb.ippin[s lines. On ·the e~?~Jv aid.a hie duties wre to eso-.-o:e oa;;;Jo for Gxport l'ro,·11 ·Ll1ci shippe:aa i11 1.~a.1iza.nia, end landlook.ed COUll.~io,a Uloo Zaire. IIe ,muJ.d. issu.e a ship~ill£; o:r:~r sttcr ~ the .. ' - 6 - oa.rco. .After the goods ~G loaded t~,11. ~,, l ~ bill is iseued., II& uas Gl:i.own m::inoxture E •i;o 1-r.r ltten ..-t::i:~~ncn·~, of. defence. He said that i·~ was a oopy of a,"bill c-:i lad:"~ng in ::eGpoo·b of Meditm.-ranean Si.l~p:Ll\; Co. IIo ~igned 3 6"6";;/Gs an.l c;av1~ K'.Gll to ·l;he shipper. The s!lippa:r:s 1f8J'.'G Swwfs M,.1.l•titi:c.e4 ::I'he JJ.11 of la.dµig was issued to . . ,.- . J. . .. ~ ' . . - .· 'f Rfil:1.fill'1A -Z~ sh;i.pme~t :f;r.-on1 Drtf. t~ ~ '• -•. ~oJJteJ;'cl..·:i.:.1 of. 2 containers said to ·... - ' co11.Juai11 GO pao~~ oi '·used '.:.ousehold • - .. . • ' ,1' ·,: • •· ' . .· ' .';' Elf'feo·~s. The weight was 31,000 kilo~a.illP. ,f th~ b~:J.1 o:Z -a:~ppin,g order W\U'e not The p~·l;i~t~$J:'s iclonticaJ. :110 -the 'biµ ~i ::i~~il\g ·'in: ~espeo·~ of' -~:ia ahipper; He prodJ.wed tl'"e bill of 1 ~ ~s,:~i'b:1·i}}:t6 ?,tid ·~he 'atipping or&r·a.s ~bit Pi'7. 1:1.e o:dgiJ:lal e>f' t~..-·-i'.d-pping, o:rd.er i_::1 l'c·~;.i:cned to "NASA.CO after• 1 the uar.;tc~ of the ~P has ·3igned iii ro1d i·~ i □ -~hen known as the ma.te•·s . . :~ ~. .. ~ '. " l.'eOOiJ?"~, I~ ICiwt\1e ~~,t /D~ seyj,.~ ~so ·::::a.·:: ·&~1.e ma.to• s receipt had cli.uppe..wea fr-0~ ~~ --~!~~/- {~o:s_~ :_ . T.11 det(fnce IIuaeei_ll::!l~~; .~i,;~P,da DlT1 oa.icl -~hat he was working D1N • ._. • l . . ~ ' ._, . said -~}J.c.·-..;t ;.le was wo:rk:i.ng !f'or. ~Q, in_ l9C5 no 1..1, ·t:z;,ain gt.Utrd. • . I I .On 20/8/85 he. ·t:caYelled -with the good::;· tJ:.iain to l1o~c;oJ:o ;.;~om Dod.oJDa.. C~nelius James Mwankenja DlV'2 was -'.;::c ~1ci 1dtnes1:1•. ·He too was a. ~ $ ~ d f ~r TRC · 1;n ,l9·e5.4 He esoo:rted. m',,(,v.,.a -bQ. Ilal.a.. sb.ec4 :The wi;~nGOO did .not sq r}ne~-lGJJ iil1.e waeon ii'l. dif.liA.'l.tG ~9 Oll8' of .those. ha eeoO:t'ted.. Honi:Caoe Makulilo JJil4 gave evidenge c,s :tm1,, He said that. wagon No .. L3G 2129() w.tth oonto;J.ners of cobalt m:1.s :::'ued {)21. be.in E 42 'Which rra~ 102.:ving 1<.1.goma.. Tl1.c "tfaGC>n left on t;.rl_a Jw;ia.~ l>ltl-. never got· ai,y qt.~ie..;, ~ AMI abou-'i; -'Gh.e. loss· of -cha 1rac-o;1 cr.i: ~.;he. oon~s until 19~ u~1cm ;1e got a report a.bout the loaa,. .of ·ria wagon• . ~ ~os~ ~ . being show a ·i;eJ.e:r, dated 1/ 0/05 (d.rl.bit P13) .~h~ wit?iees ~ 1 1..-.;·i;Q1' 1 a.aid ·~J.n:b be eou.ld not l~r w1.1ethel' tllO".i:'C itel'G ~ • horn ..AMI ~ t tr.la ~ - i . No:i."O~o lle ~etved wagon !Io,21290 vd:;;.ii ~ c~ntoin.are,. It was on a. train ~ w:J.io;i. left f~_ Da:r es SnlaaJn on 21/G/051 Au[;'llat l3angam. .Dlf6, :. aaid. tha,'IJ he 1te.s a tl' a.ins clerk a.1, MeJ indi ya-rd in IJ.W I In 1985 in Ju,1s1.1._ti!\/1e -was ,;rol?ld.ne' tit Ila.lindi .yai:d. 1 On 23/fJ/,85 tJ:a.ii.1 lfo.t. E 42 a;rrieed athra,:sd.. It he.d iF~""O:..-ip, _Ile l ~ the ~ • • ~ p • · - ' . . . -· <I!' ... , 7/.,.. -·· .""'.· \ • . 7 one o:Z' 1r.'tlo1l was Ho. 21290__ The wagoi1 u-c.1,s in c,-ood cond.i tion and i-'i; was ·aod with vrire ropes. DU6 fowi.d o~J.c la1lel on one side missing and ·t:.1.cxa was a lab~l 011 Ji;:ie c.-t~1Gr sicle :readi11-3: 2 empty containers. DUo aa.u Jii'te contmners vr'.~ich i: .::re looL:ad t'J.td -~::eir doors were facing one m.10J.;her. Even ·l;La seals · re;r~ in-'i;ac-'ii4 C1:,.e oonta:i.n~s were proPBr-:- sealedl ~he train had jL,.s-~ :::rrived. In ~oss e:iraminatio:n t:'..'.o wi:iinese 001:ld 110·~ vouch for the date sa,y~1g ·i;lui;~ it was a lone; ~;ime sinoe t;.12;~ >.c1,i,pened., He was shown an:.1.d-..~e D6 and he· said ·li:J.· 0 ;~ ha ~ote :JOn~t:d.n:3' in the nature of :o6,. The last witness was J :Jlu.1 Mjtuta l'J.COBa.1 Dtr[ ~ IIo said that he was vro~.,:inc; M a :f'oreman in TRO a·~ ··Malindi 3'""'d Du;i: es Sala.am in 1905~ . The ya;cd lTas neax the habo·:.U'. On ?2/C;/Cij ::o wrn:b to work. The assistant yaxd nas-001' gave him a memo and ·then m-17 won·~ -~o -~alee .3 wagons from Nalil1.cli y1..-i:rd as per memo 1 s i;.1eib~uotions, T'.e ·took -'&le wagons to the hc.rbotU'-. One Wa(;,'On was Ho. LSB 21290 111:'ah 2 con•~ainers with cobalt insid/3 -'til:i.em. The doors of -'ahese oonteill.El:l:'G were £acing eaoh other end aot~".ally ·oou.ohing one ai:10-'1iI1er. There 1ra~o label holders for tbie wagon. mr{ ·i;ool: thG wago11s to ·the harbom • L.1 cttos~~a~on mr::{ ,re.a sho11J.1 ·~tro dooamen·lis ( Etlthibits l)J & D2) bot:.1. c:L:,,·~ed. 22/0/fJ5 s.1.1.01-rinrz t·.,.a·li wagon lfo, 21290 ;1a.d 2 empty containers. L1 Ji:i.s submission I-'.tl:. _1Tii1Ya.nabo, lea:cl1cc1 oounsel for the dQfendant said -~:1a:t -~he goods wc:re delivered to ·the plai1t"wit:f' No.2 on 22/0/85 and PI14 aic,11.ed. on a sta·Gemen-'v ol' a.Trival ad:"vioa ~!~1.0Wledging rsoeipt of the 001,:f;~i;.1or s 1t1ioh ware s·till loaded, look.cc.1. c..nc1.. intaotJ.y · ses.'Led.. . He al:.GO ro\1c1.acl ·t.:1.at the goods ware aooepted by '2i-10 nndex ·the Own81!1 s Risk Condi- tions o-.,? Caxriaoe>'fJ as a-'vipula.ted in eaotion 39 o:e the Tanzania; aailwa.vs ' . Corpoj;Oo:~io;.1 .Aott 1977. J1e said that -'c.~ler.10· oonditions oontained on the O-m.1ex-< a rial: goods oonsi~11uant note and c.:1.sh l'ooeipil were 1:1~gned by the pl~lii;i....£' aQ,l.alow1odgi11g OQC;.aizan.c.e of -~1.e r~;;'J.10 a,s g o v ~ -tbs oontratJt. Ile [l~CL1..Gd t:::iaJli the applioa.bility o.f the OZQl:lJ.>"M.~ e>la.use we.a the Ql)i.t'it ba.d:.1.Cl ;~:,,,e ~½ol.e egrsemen:t m..noe -!;he ~:.1."'i;u..:iJie~e ,..,~e _;t,oadQl;t without the m1.periis:ip:l. o:e the defendant. !fu a:t'gued f'urJliheJ: J1.i:1a-'c PtT4 would no"~ ;,1.~e s:f.gJJ,ad..-Qll. the. ,Gt.a:l;ement o:C ~~iva.l. ad:Viee f4 t:'..,.~ 0011.ta.inaxi s l'IGl!e ~t:i" 1 n u I,k. lidya.nabo · also su1Jbii-'i;-~:'.3d that t'.,1.e:rc 1r;.1,s no conversion. Re -0itedA~1i~ V ;rolhu:rst [:193-(j" 2 rrn ?42. ;~:e 2~{j~c~Gd that no wilful i.' • , and vro~1[;'i'ul ,:!-,ntent hao. ·'been c, :-'..;abJ :i.sl1ed 1;zr -:;.:,:,o plaintiff• Ile referred ....... t o S't:i1Go-'i; 011 T_01'ts 5t'.G. Edi·c··.-... ~'-·•: . . . . ~ 1 .:'b ! "i· and Jp;;?.~. J,Zolvor 1070 LR 6 1"'"" _., .lilm,,.:· ""{;clad i'urthru, 'Glsa:h LG pla.i.nti:tZ•. c;i.,101 plead fundamental. 0 breao::-. o:2' ·t'.1c contxao·;:; be ::.:;.i.-. :'.:'c·::·.ame11tal 1n'en.Oh refers to a situation lihere a oon-~rao-liuig p~·by c:.n.rn ~omethi.J."1[; -d:U1e~i:e:r~ from that speai:f'isJd lfi·:;J-1. l'OJ'aJ:'d to e::.,•1nnp~;;:,,4·,1 clauses, lI.r; Tidzfa:,.1abo referred to the oases_ o~ _~11:~Q.to_ Pro~~.i.i~u~1:.,; v~_ Securi9.~p;:~~:~1~~~t, Ltd £19no] A.c .•a~ ~ ~~s..9..U~}:.~tigue ..S~i~ :;c Q' lo.'~1i.t.J~j.~~A~l~•.l?..tAt. v Rottend.amso!il !9..1..~.ll~q.O:l~iJ.~ {:1961} I Ji; 3G1. Finall,y >c I'o:?a:.;t:t1ed to. -the case of rn~.c~Gji:i;_SCTDJG CO U£D. L-190J7 1 All E~D.. 101. TI.a concluded that the sd;:; ti?.ottld be dismissed wi·i;h costs, l~, Uzanda.., leaxned advocate for tha l)lailr~u"'-1', submitted that the mu:'i; is hu.aed on a contract as per consi{;l1.L~en-~ 110-te of 14/0/85 (exhibit .A)• J.:.o rnucl ·tJ.2at al thoug.J. ·ii~J.e c-oods we:;:oc 20oop·~ed by ·i;he def'el\d.ant at Ki[;oi;ia •:;>.et .-re:re never delivo~ed to -'i;he 2nd ph.t.r~ti'f in Da:r ea Sala.am as 0Olrii:c~,.o·~ed. He allr'..ded ·i;o ·i;:1e sta-iicme11t o:'.:' tl.o:~en.oe vfu.ioh ad.mi ts that the de:::'c,1cl~l·ii accepted t:J.G coocla but con-i;e;.1t"Ln ·(;\3;i; ·l;)le defendant duly perfo:::11ed -;;.:i.s oontrao-'i; of o~:;:i%"'8 as s·iia;i;ccl iu c:;;'..1ibi ts D1 and D2• Mr. Uze,ndr., o~:";J;,ti;i;·i;ed that thooe 2 e:::hlbits FJ::0·1rccJ. -;;~:.a;~ -'i;he defend.ant delivered to 2ncl p_J.1:wint:i.f'f at Da;i:i es Salaam 2 emp·t;y oo,T~cd.~1a:cs. He said that the de:tenO.c1~.i-~ 1r.:,s bound by its pl"'"adin.gs a.11.d -~;::.8,-;; -:;:•.ere was no evidenge from the de:Zendan-'i; ·l;o contradict -~.:.e sta-'i;emeJ:,;i; ~ c.le::'rmoe., He went on to submit tha·b -',Le avidenoe was t:.1a"b ·~ho defendan~ dclivc:.:-ed nothing to the plaintiff, not ~ 1 empty oonta.ine~s~ Irr• ·J;:;a;clda referred ·i;o -~he first isot1.o 1r:)ic\ ho answered in the ne[;·a·a--vc 4 r~e neferl'ed -'lio ·hlJ.e avidanoe o:? Pl11 1 Plf2 and P113 and ea.id that H; vas 1.i.;.10'1a.1.lellged a.nd tha·ii it was to ·i;:..,e o:'Zeo·~ -'i;hat the defendant <lid not del.iV(l~ a1\)'""GJ.ung to -'U:1e plain-'..!ffs, He aTC-c'.OCl l'i.u-'iih.e:c that the defendant attaa.21.ecl -'llO ·foe wrHten str,~erno11t of' defence a hill of lading {e~bit PJ.6) aJ.1.d. a sM.ppii1G ordo-.c (e::drlbH P17) both of ir?uc:i. s,\ow, that the oobalt and tb.a oo.ntail'l.A3XS wero dGlive:ccd ·i;o a compa:..w ntJ'.led smnrrrs WL.TITJU;DE Ltd ·whioh shipped. tho goocls ·to Rotherdam, He i U:.;a.:.1da. la.mented that no explanation was e,i.vcn by -i;~.1e defend.ants fo '.1ow or wby -'i;:- "£ c;ood.s ire:re del.;i.vered to StJNJJY' a 11KJM'I~aJI.DB c1ld. not to t:1e 2nd :plain-'~iff. :·:e Paid -bha-'i; there was oonolusive av:1.,d.6.~e ·i;e,.1d.Gred by the de2end.ant to -i;;w -e::.?eo·~ ·1iJ.i.a"'li not only did the defendlllnt fail "ijO deliver the cm-ri;ai:.1e:.:s and the:i;c 00:rtc:..ri;:3 to the 2nd plain.ti££' but the d~e21Q.il11.·~ dJ;3li1>8ra·l:iely dever-tecl these c;·ooc1u :Zror.: -:;:10 plaintiff's berth No.1, of=l.'1.0M-ed ·i;::i.em on bert:1 lfo,5 and deliveI'ec1 -~>au -~o :s-wnrr•s Wlli1IRB6DE ;1.n °bl'eadh . ·- 9 Mr Uzan.dn :;_•0:feried to the 2nd issue c. ,noe:i.--ni:. -'d th0 value of the ·" contents in the oonto,ine:L's, the value o:f ·;h0 oontc. i.ners themoelves and the freight oh::.;.:;;-cor.:.:. IIc refm:·.r-0:~ to the svid011ce of Pff3 conom"'ltlng the vaJ.ue of the 0o1.J8,lt who (S8,Ve it . t US ~ .'03534 and said tb.2.t t}ris testimony wo,s v..nd:1cllengedG Ifo :. aid th .'G tl10 f:ceic,-ht pcid 1-ro.s on eJdiibit PI and t:.iat the poym0i."1t .'f it · ~,,s oorl:f ii··m.cd by P1f2 1rl10 also oonfirmed the w.J.ue of t:10 wagor to ~ \ ohs<> 400,000/= IIe su1mtted that the defonda.1·t w::.'.S lia1Jlo i- : the · J.cinti:f:f for US, ~ 703504; s11.s, 400,000/... g end sl:i.so 10,273/""' :::'-' cone} ,sively l)I'oVed,. Mr Uzc.ndc, next oam.e to issue no 3_ uhioh is wh<; ;her there was wilful misoo;.1dllot on the part of the def0:1dc.nt. Ile l•cf. ~:;:.•ea. to tho onse of Horab:i.11 v JJOJ:..C ( 1952) 2 ALL Iill1 1016 w'hioL defines wi · ful misconduct as misoond.u.ot to w'hioh the will is o, ].)l:'-J:'t~:·• Ho then 0nt on to st.t"bmit that in this oo.se thara was wil:t'ul rm.soo11.dt.'.oto IIe sa.-· ~ that failure to daliver e,uods U11dei' a oontraot of 00..r:t'ia.30 J?c1..rtioul . .rly when th0ro is no e:x;planr:,;l;ion why the gooos were not doliveTed is c ridence of ner;;1.i0enco. Ile ~efo:L,~ed to a 08Be cited ~.J._ty,1.,,tmd Lecl_~ 11th miition at 11aGe 163. He wont on 1o argue that in this case t:.1era was mu.oh mo:;:,o than wore f'o.ilv.re to deliver the ooboJ. t n.na. that there was a oc.;;~efully prepared plo.11 to liyent the oobaJ.t from t:1e 2nd. plaintiff's sidinG at 1Jel•th No 1, offload it at berth no.5 o.nd t~en tran:f'er it from bei-.th ~..o.5 to berth no.9 and ship it on the Bi'.FJi.liUJ~• Ile acid that tho testimony of Pr-TI an.a Pff2 olea-t'ly proved this and tl1D..t aocording to Pl-12 eve~3r movement of tho I>a.:i.J..1ray . ' . wagons in the l.)o:..--t of' Da.:r es Sale.tun was oe;,:,efully monitored ro1d reoo.l'ded j,n -writinc with shuntiJ:lG tialccts lJei:tl{S issued for every movema:nt of a. Wl:l,gon. Mr. Uzo.ndti subttltted that the offload.inc of the oo'balt at Berth Noe5 must have lJeen oo..ref'ully planned, excented and· 00-0J."dii1.a,-ted and not merely eJ.1. aot of' misconduct· in the sense of accidental misoondu.ot but on act of wilf'Lll ri1isconduct on the p2,.1.--t of the defendant ts soi'"V'~ts. li'urthemoret Mr Uzana.a arc,ued, in view of' the complicated J)rooedures to be complied_ uit:.1. for exporters, and in view· of the VC--.J:"ious p;;..~oedJ.Jres h ~ been sai,.wuJ.ously complied 1dth l)y those who delive:red the cobalt to Sumzy's Multit:i.10.de; this indicated that the appaxent misd.alivery of the OObalt to Swuv•s Multitrade was not 2.. :;:-r.J.1dom aot of t:ief't O:i." diversion but. a Qa'.t'efuJ.ly plQ..l'll1.od. ope::t'ation and exeou.ted u:i. th a1)a'3,trlie pi-eoisiono _Mr Uzana.a re:;eo.:.."":..·ed to the shu.ntJ.n[_; tickets a.nd Da.ily lTq5011. l)OBition Reports Md Se.id i!b.0,t 'some of them were, isSl'.ed 1)y. tlie' ·aef 0nd.a;11t and. falsified deli~rcite,lyo Ile referred t~ ~i1Jits P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6 which said he :PW2 f'ound. them L110011Sistent with each otho~ aJ.thouch they 1r0::i:'e all issued by the defei'ido..nt in ~.-cspect of WLt.;Gf~ no 21270 0 He analysed the :L"1oo:l$:i,.stencies in these doou.rnants. oJ.1.d an.id that the isst.'Lil1G of such 0011.ti~nd.ioto:r-y- doouments was. a tactic to 001u'\1.so the plaµ1tif:f' s..."'ld JJ.onoo the,s.o ··vse:ilO -<1.Glil>a:cate tlQ-ts of wil.'ful Jnisoonduot. .. .. , ...... Nr Uzanda also :i.'8f'o:;'.'::..'Gd to t::e telGxes ( eyJ.ii1J~.ts P12 and P13) oho of which was sa3,•inc t:.).d tho wc,.zon w2B i:,, }foroc;o:c,) until Septera~Jer 1985 and said thd t~1.is We.~ in ci"'Llflict w:, bh t:10 del'endant 's D.ll0cc:bion that the wacon TT~:'1".:l d.olivei•cc to the .lld plaintiff in August. Tie concluded thc,t cll those were acts Z wilf't.u misconduct 0 Mr. Uzandc.. o,lso i•ef'e1.··•ro·i to t' .J w:dtten statement of dei'o:noe in which th0 dcfond.o.nt acL.uitc thc,i it is ;_, o.:n:li,10n carrier. IIe referred to tho oc.so of EiL: .'.,Ken cc _Ltd v Tib,Q2;~E_T7~( 1-968)EeA. 171 at 179, wlliol:.. held th2 .i co,...:on cm:Tio1.· is responsible for loss of the good.s in cll ovents , xcej_)t in a few instc..nceso Ile c.1ao referred to Hals1:.n..i.ry 1 s k~-.r::: o:? Encl,J.1d, 3::tl. edition volune 4, page 141,- pc..ra 382 which states tho,t i:f thc:c<:: is a fu:ndai-rrentoJ. bre2,ch then no protection is a.ff ordec:. to tho co;:imor co..rriero He SU!)EUttod that in this oa.se there was a f1.md2.rn~mtal b: Jach of the cont:i.•c.ot. :Mr Uzi:;;ndr.i i•of e~:-rod t::. is time to tho cc.ses of Chaute:i:::Llk>Jic~ ( 1838) 4 M &, lT 399 at 404 and lifichol v Goclts ( 1854) 10 JJb::h 191 to be f o\U1d in th9.-Ji~L9t'~ _Q.9nt=-;:1ct by Cb.esh~.:-e F:i..f'oot mid Faxmston 11t}1 edition pace 164 ot aoqucntia. He ruso 1•of0:;.'J:-ed to the cc..sc of Suisse Aj;l~tigus>..§_0 9J.,..Q~t,LO..~;t~J;!9nt Mai•itime s·.1,._._y 11 ~ ~ ~ - q p . e ~ 4 .Q.sntrale ( 1966) 2 Jul ER 61 at 92-930 The a.1:iovo a.re authm.·itios :for his SU.1)raiasion t:.1,-,t non perf'oz,r.iance of the oonti•aot constitu.tos fundamental breaob.. He went 011 to expound that once a pti.,:;:'ty ho..s 1Jeon show11 to hcwe been in f'Pi1clc:.1.i1ental 'breach of the oont1..act he cannot rely on e:x:emption clo:u.<Jos. Ile acid that terms m1d conditions crol only protect a. pa.i.---ty if he po::.·fo:;:-ms the oontraoto Ile :L'cfe~·ed to page 93 letters G and R o£~-~.Q.J.~2J.llli\le~i~j;j_ce..se cited n.bovci., With reca.,--:-d to the 12,,st issue, Mr Uza:nd.a submitted thut since in the plaint both oontrv,ct and tort have ~Jeen pleaded and s:i.noe the plaintiffs lk-we p2ovoc.1 b:i.•en.ch of contrcct and conve:;:-sion, judQnent should be pro1101.u1oed in favour of the f'irst plai.ntiff in tho SUJil of US ~ 703 584 oonvo:rted into Tanzenia shillinc;s on the day of judonent plus shs 400,000/= for value of conto,ine'.i:'s and shs 10272/= (freicht) plus interest at % pel" annum on'/, 703584 f':i...om 14/8/85 to ar1te of ,jud.anent and :f'1.w:.1.~ interest at col.l.i:'t rate f:;_-.om judgment to J?O:Jlllent. He a.J.so prayed fo:r oostso He .cited the 02,so of I1e,µa· v 9;i...e+o.ji 1'l_;;p~ Rail Co. (1895) 2Q13 387 or (1895) 2 ID Ifill 710, as n:uthorit;f for the p:roposition that tho ple..intiffs lw.ve a rir;l-rt to claim :in -to:i.-rf. o.s well besides the:;:-c 1xd.11.c a co11tl'.'<-1.0t. I propose now to ru1sw01" the issues f'r2.iL1ed., The first issu0~ is wore t~e two oont2.:j..nei-s ma.rked DIDO' 201292/5 Dnd SCXIJ2G66;i9/5 and .their OOl'ltentf.l delivered to the secona. i:il.aintiff' at Dar es Sala.ar~• I I I - 11 The plaintiffs scy that they 1'~0.'.'.':; not ~~1°.-::--~--~c.'."' -'-: 1- _,):f:'r-- 1.da.n-t sazy-s ·-l;ha'lt · 1 they were. The documents which the defen,_";.11t an:.10:· Jd to the w:dtten statement of defence show thnt th3sc con·:· ,1,ine:..--s w0.:-e not delivered to the 2nd plaintiff n.t Dn:r es S. lv..ai11., · .he plair.Gif'fs J 1-ritnessoo 1-, 2 and 3 i.e. PllI P"f-f2 2.110. F.-r3 said that the co i;aine:rs were not delivered to the 2nd plaintiff. J:ns"'i; co.d there is ~ bir" of l2,.11c1i.ng ( exl.1.i1)it P16), a, shipping order ( e.-"'d.d.1)i t P17), wl- .· ch sl ,u that t~,e conta:iJ.1ei--s ,,re::oo _delivered to a Company nw:100. smmyt S I'IUIJI1:: 1RL.DF: ·JrD 1-rhich shipped the c;ood,9 to Rotterdamo TJ.1e~~~0 is e:ichi:~it D' :,hicl. is r, statement of lr1:..con 1.l;t'l.--ivals fom which shows wr,30;_1 noo212S J to contain 2 er:l)?ty containe:l."lS on 22.S.85 and which was sic;nod 'by Plr2 m . ·an Mr., lfd.yClubor lea.med 001-msel for the defend.ant a:;.,e,·uod the,t it cone:,_-, sively es-'rn1Jlil::lhed tha,t tho oonto.i.n.GJ:,s together with t:1ei:i? oontents 1 :re delivered to the 2nd :plaint. 1-rith due respect, the doou.Dcnt docs nc· say so. Plr2 denied. receiv:i.n{; a.1.1~- oontaJ.uers irl. th or 1-rithout oo1J,ut and sc .d that he was :required to sic,1 tho statement of wagon a.t'TivrJ.s c,n o.. n1n,tte:;. of routine 1Jofore ru-zy oontailto:i.'S ~ to his oonrpany wo dolivorec :;o ill\II yaJ?d. I aoc01/b· ~:·is evidenoo of l'1f2 fiJ.,stly 'be0<:'il.1.S0 0X::.1ibit D2 sinr.J?lY shows th.c~t it is a stat01.-ia;.1.t o-Z wagon ~ivals. S00N1dly there are other do0l.1);10nts ccil1i.nG from the de:f'ei'ldant whid.1 show tlio,t no oontainers were delive1~0d to tho 2nd plain:tif:t. 'J!b.ese aJ.'0 ~bits PI to P9 8l'ld then P12 and P13J rutcl P16 and I'W17.. On the basis of the eVidenoe avcila.ble I onswer the fi:i:'at issue in the noc,--ativo. TJ.1e ~eoond. issu.o reads as :f'ollons, was the value of the oontents of _·-the said contniuo:~ US 'fi 703,584, tb.G value of tho oonta.i..n.01.--s s~400,000/= and the f'rei[511t f'z-om Kif;'OEla to Dar es Sn,lo,DI:1 shs. 10.,272/=• The uncllcJ.:1..01{_;0d evidence of J?W3 shows t:10,t the value of the oobalt was US t 703584., I hnve no rou,Son to ~eject this evidence and I accept it as true. The f::..--aight paid is established b-J exhibit PI ll.i-td rerna.ins unahalle:nged and "tc~1e value of the wagons WVJ:l eiven 1zy- P:'i2. '11115.s oVidenoe i'ras not ohaJ.le:neecl at all by the defence. The1."efore tho seoo:i.'ld issue is a.nswered in the m'fil"'inf.'.tive. The third issue :i:-ead.S as f ollowsil If t:.~0 answer to ism,-s..o one in the neea,tive, WM -hl,-0 failUJ:'e of the defendant to deliver tho said oontainara a.nd. their oontents to tho 2nd plaintiff a.ue to the wilf'ul misoo11d,uot of the dafOJ.tdOllt 1 s en111loyees in tho oarrfa,ge of the said goods. I,b:- IidYmla,bo lear.ned ad:vocata fo-:;: tJia defendant •would li.lco us to answe? t:iis issue in the negativo 110oa.usc his contention is that the goods 1-re;;:-e safely delivered to t!10 2nd plainti:ff. On the othe1' h2J'ld Mr Uzo.ndt¾. leo.:ci.ted advocate for tho plcinti:ffs would ar:swor the issue ilt the affirmative ileocuae he oonten~ that . fn.111.~:-e . . tm deliv-;:,:. (;Oods under a contract of' o..'1.i..-:.:>ia.ga pa.rtioula.rl;y- when t).lere is no crplw.e,tion why tho eooda "tTOI>e mt. delivei."Od :iB -OViqp.noe. of neeJ,igencc. 12 - - -ne argued that t:.,.o:;:0 was rJU.ch more th2'1 mere :mlu;.:-e to delive:;:- the cobal.t and thct t;.1.cre was a carof\iJ.ly p:-:-er:::i..r0d plan -to clivorl < I the co1)alt f1,on tI-.e 2nd pleii'.i.tif:f 1 s r:idine o..t berth no 1p o:f'"flowd it at berth :no 5 o;na_ t: :0n tr8Jlf :~ or it ·, ::i 1)oJ:-th no 9 and ship it 011 the .Ri:iFfJllLA. 1Hth :;:aspect I or.;::3e witl: this su, ·.:.ussion of lib:- Uzand.a. because the doct1nentc.:;:y evid:-nco c · d orc,1 evidence which I a,ccept as true shows so.o I d:::o <'·; ·oe w: th l.lb? UzF-1dCL that the off'load:i.ng o:f the oo baJ.t at 1Joj.~th :no ~ .:mst ·.. :;-vc 1Joen co.:ce:fully planned, exeo..rted <llld cooztdino,toc1 in view of · :he c•;ldcnc0 that every movement of the RailwaJT we,£;'011S in tho put : f Dax cs Sal~'1la is 02. z•cft.tl.ly monito:i:"ed ...... ~ i--eoorded in n:!:':l.tinG w~ f h shunt inc tidcc~s lJ0ing issued fo:~~ every movement of a 1-ro,.:;011. I-I; r :i.s th0:;:,efore n.:1 ::"vCt of wilf'ul misoonch.1.ot on the par·.; o:f t;.1.0 defend .. 1t 11 s serv-ants c:.n:t 11.')t nerely an nct of acci- dental miscondt1.et-. I :fu:r I h0r D.GJ:'CO r...nd so find that in view of the complicated p1,ooodt1..:;:-es tc. be :com_p_licd with fo;,.:- exporters nnd in viaw of tho varioUB J:>a."000_¢1.urefJ h.avi1;1g been sc:·"'IZ'ulo-r.:Uy complied with by those who deli-ve1.•od th0 .;ob~t ~to SUiil:NY'S lfu'"IJIIITR!.JJE, a non .ex:tsteing .. oompany, this :i.11dioatesi;ru:i.t_ the n.ppe.rent_ misdclivcry of iihe 001.ci.t was not c;i._.randum. a.ot of theft or diversion >1t a ca.refully J?la.uned operation exeou.tec1 with procisiono Furtp.ermo1..'o t;:o do0Ul11G?lts f'rom the defendant namely the sh1.mti.ng tickets, tho Da:LJ.y 1T0,3on Position ReJ.)orts ~ tho telexes do not tal.ly (see exl~ibits P2, P3,. P4, P.5, P12 and P13), and 1:'1'e ooni;rad.ictor--.f• It is correct to oonolud.o that they were :f'clsifiod d0libc;i,c.tejlcy" by tho servants of tho cle:fondant in order to an.kc it difficult :tor the 2nd :plaintif'-f to .t:;.'(1,Qe his good,s• I arJroc t}:1.at these were deliberate . . acts of wilftu. ra:!.s90:na.uct. If the cont::ine:i.,S we.i--:-o delivered to the pla.inti:ff on 22.D.G5 why were the. tele:x:es saying thnt the sru-:1e - . containers we:;:,e still in Morogoro4 This is no doubt evidence of deliberate aots of wilful misoonduct to t:ry to co.nfuse the plaintiff•,, The next point to consider along with this issue is tl1.e effect of this wilf\.11 nus oond.uct on the contract of cro:-riage. In his su1)mission Mr Ndyanabo xoi'e:'J:J..'Od to section 39 o:f tho Tanz2J1ia Railwa;;_i"1:I Co:rpo:i:ation Act noe. 11 of 1977 c;rc.,uing that the Owners t Il.isk Conditions of Ci?niago were stipulv,tod in t:10.t saoti,.ono .I think tho provisicms of seotion 48 a.re more J."Olevtlfit in this ce.se beoGt,1se section 48 .spe.:-1~ of the Col:l)oration's pmr0:r to detertune conditions for ODJ.Tiage of cood.13 to bo published in t:.10 Tariff' Book. . In tlus case exhibit .PI vJ.1.-l..o.'l. -is the Tanzania P..:.:sjJ_Tr::,,:rs Co:t'J.)oration Owner's Risk Good,s consigi'l.I;lGnt _Note a.ud. Casl-i: recei]_yt; i0 tho relevant. document. It shows that c,;ood.S i.e. the 2 containe:,:,s of cobalt belonging ta tho pJ.a:i.n!;iffs were ~ied at ownar•a risk~ ,.__ - 13 I ~ ocmdj.tion,:3 .o-Z c,azciage of goods a""; ow11or 1 -"1 :i..isk are pxintod at . ' f' the 1Jack of e.x!1:L'!Jit F J;~. 1 Condition Ne, 2 statos c:w follows• Tho Orr-.1.o:;:- 1 s ::lisk condi tic, ·1S £1,:PJ:)lic:J.1>10 to the o~':cl.oGe of . ,goocl.'3 'betw00n stci'fod st ,tioJJS ·w.I poJl!;J:l . are as f'ollows1 , The Co;:.-poro..tion ::hall w·:, b0 li;;,;'.Jlp for any loss, dnm::ige, .:cl,.0:r.i.c.tion, . ...... misdo:. :very whetho~=- on;the ae,Teed x-oute or not), • (\el~,- or dctentj : n to ·' -~1.0 consicnment. o,r:· any J?aJ.'ii thoi>eo! · ~~ocpt upon pro< .' .' tha+ tho sane a:i:-os!l. ti-om the l ~ . . ' :In.i.Poo:1.dv..ct of :L·: 'J omp:·.oyoes. Pi-o-v:;;Lded that nothinc in this oondition 1-lic'11l e::c.ompt tho Cq:~oro.tion ·from D.rJ;I;'" li2-'bilitj- it n:, _ht oth0T1-riso in~ :b,:l the followil-ie oc.sess-. (a) non-:--c.:livery of the ~rholo of_ a oons~-rt or of any l: r paro.to r,acknc: fo:;?rtUll{S part of (l, oonsi.gnment, propr, ~ly pe,oked and eifdi'essed, Ul'lless st'toh non- cloli: 37:J is due to aooidonts to trains, sJ.:dps or vohinles~ or to fire •. (h) pilL,rnee from packl:l..ges or. e;ood.S proteotod ot~r.i.se tha':1 ljy paper o:tr ~ - J?aoking readily 1'0mova1:il.o oy· ho.na:; provided>tb.o J?ilforc1,ge is pointed out; to . an employee of the· Corpozaation before deliveryy .:Ccf~sdeliveriJ (wnetkier on tho a.greed route or not) 1rhere··goods,,,pro~· acld.re~sod are not to.ndared to or- placed at the dis-.9osa; o:f tho oonsie,noo within .the presat'i1xid delivery period ~ in the oo..se of perishable cood.s within a reasona,1.,lo iii.me, provided, however, tho:e the Co:t".Pora.tion sJ:4-,J.l not be liable in t:io sc,id caJ3es of non doliver;y-1 pilferage o:r misdolive:cy{whether on tho ~ed rou.to o:r not) upl):n p~oof 1)y it that tho same has been caused by tho neclieonce or misoo:no,uat of lts onrployoes. Concl.,ition 3 statost Tllo Owne:r 1s Risk cond.itioruJ applicable' to the can-iago of the c;oods to rJJ.d/or from sidingst prl:vnto ~mrehousea, lineside halts, renst8.i'fed stations and porls a.Te as follows, Tho Corporation shall not be liahle for any loss, damage, d.evi.e.tion, misdolivery ( whether on the a.greed route or not) delay or detention to the cons.?)lonent or n.ny port thereof exoept upon ' proof that the ea.mo a.rose ~ram the ~r:Utul. misoond.uat o-t its emp;Loyoos • ... • . . . !) 4::tJtllJi,,~!.:"~- .... . ......... - ....,. .• a.•,.~- i - 14 It i.e plcin £:,:,on tho a1JOve q_uc.tation of the Oorpore.ti,on'-s Tariff" '.Bo0!c concU_t~_ons of 00,:::Tic,c;c at Owner's risk that if i;;1QJ."'O is wilful misco:ndr:ot t:to exclusion cl2.us0 docs not bind the oonsigneeo In tl1.:_::i o~G ,re 11G.vo cl .•ondy found that there WM vil:f'ul miscoua.uot on t:10 pr-,;ct; of t:10 defOJ."'ldzi.n:t 1s emplo;vees. It follows thr:,t t:_·.c d::ifcndc::1t cannot rely on tho exemption ol:..ul.SeS on the Owner's risk oo:nsi@'ll-aor.·; not,, (oJ?J,ibit PI) .• Ilaving oome to tl1is oonolusion, it 1-ro1.iJ.cl not h. :;ro lJcm nocoss~y for me to {;,'◊ tl.1J:'OV{.~h the many autho:~i•iii0s oitoe· 1Jy buth counsels on when one ca.n :i.~ly on an exera-J?tion clc,1J.Sc... : .it fo1.• tho sake of completeness I will ~efer to n few· o:f t:10 ..:m:t.:10ritios cited. The decision in tho oc.J:Je of Ilopabin_:f .P..01~9~ ( 1952) All El 1016 do.fines Wilful. mieoo1'1().uot to '1•• mean misconduct to which the will is a 1x1.....---ty. I have no dou"!Jt tha:b in this cnse tho will w::. s c rn::..j.--ty to ti.10 miooonduat ns al:i:-eG.dy o:x;pla.ined above. I also v,:;:;:-cc wi·41 the holdine in tho onsc of B.i~T. ICe1'.cy"t:; Lj;nj.ted v. nbc_prass %:-m1S]?O:L't ( 1;168) Et.. 171 c.t 1791 to the effect tll.e:t a. oommon oa.1.'Tier is r0s1Jonsi1)le .:or loss of tho gooa.s in all events exoo;pt in a. few instances. Even the consi(;ltr:10nt note ( o::chilJit PI) appe~--s to be saying so. IJ\u~:.,.Ol"i,1or0 tho ot.so of ~ . o . 4.,t).p.ntique ..§.o~j&)j..9.. A'&me1ncmt Jl:t."9-:~~'.lQ._.S.-.!a:- Vo p-.V Rott~.g§..Q!le l{ol,e!),~th-._~1966) O l 2 lJ..J., ER 61 at 91-93, hold that non perfoJ."!11.c"lllcc of the oontro,ah oonstitutes a f1'l'.I.ClD.ill0nto.l breach and that there is no rula of lo.w that an ex.ceptiona clo;1.1.So is nullified by_ o. ful'lda@ell'taJ. 'breach of a oontra.ot or a "breach of a :fu;ndo,mente,1 term. With rcs110ct · I aoroe with t~1.0 holding in thr,t cc.so. The last iss1io is the relief claimed. It read.st To ltho.t :L'Glief is tho First PlailYtiff, oJ.ternatively- the saoond Plaintiff entitled. I agree with :rIJ., Uza:i.1da thc~t tho plcdntif'fs hc,;ve proved brec.oll of oontro.ot and 001wo:i.-.sion i:c.J. tho.t ~ e n t should be pronol.,~Cod i.n £0..vour of tho :f1.:,::-st 11le,intif'f in the s1_,1.m of US ~ 703,584 eo1wertod into Tanzania Shillinc_;rJ ol1 the d2,te of judcment, plus shs.400,~oo/a:o fo:r value of containo1--s ro1.d sJ.!.i'-3 101 272/= for froirsht, Therefore. I ente:i:- judgment for th.0 fu-st plc...·i.ntiff' os stat0d above j)h'!S interest at 'l/o f::.:-om data of filing the Stt.i:t till jud@ilent. The jntc:i..'ost is on the US ~ 703,584 to 'be oonvoo.--toa. 011 t~10 do,tc _of jud.[;i-,mnt into TF.1l1zania shill:i.11(,"S. A further inte:.:-es·t '-~:ii Co1.,u--t •s rate f'roi':l do,te cf jud.glnent till l)aJraent is al.so granted J?lu.s costs of tho suit. A. B.Allt.TI JUDGE 7.10.93 Delivered in Co1.,t;ft. Mr Uzana.a fo:r tJ.).o pl::d.ntiff Mr Mselem for t~.:i.o defend.ant A. J3J~JUDGE 1~10.93 I ™1Y !IT.il..T TIUS IS li TROE OOPY Oli' Tllfil QJU.G]laL,. _..