Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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CHAS. DAVIS (METAL BROKERS) LTD. v. GILYOTT & SCOTT LTD. AND PICKERING ROAD HAULAGE LTD.

[1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 422

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Donaldson

Carriage by road - Loss in transit - Whether warehousemen acted as forwarding agents or carriers - Whether sub-contractor carrier and customer in contractual relationship - Whether carrier entitled to indemnity from warehousemen - Applicability and construction of R.H.A. Conditions, 1961 and 1967- Construction of warehousemen's conditions. Warehousemen - Liability to customer - Construction of condition incorporating R.H.A. Conditions - Liability to indemnify road carrier in respect of loss of goods in transit. Limitation of liability - R.H.A. Conditions, 1961, cl. 20 - R.H.A. Conditions, 1967 - "£800 per ton" on "gross weight as computed for purpose of charges" - Appropriate weight.

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