RUSTENBURG PLATINUM MINES LTD. JOHNSON MATTHEY (PTY.) LTD. AND MATTHEY BISHOP INC. v. SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS AND PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS INC.

[1977] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 564

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Ackner

Carriage by air - Limitation of liability - Theft of box of platinum from aircraft - Whether plaintiffs claim discharged by agreement - Whether loss caused by misconduct of airline's loaders acting within scope of their employment - Whether airline took all necessary steps to avoid loss - Whether loss caused or contributed to by plaintiffs' negligence - Warsaw Convention, arts. 20, 21, 22 and 25.