The Responsibility of Shipowners,
Chbisicrubob, Thursday, An important judgment, affecting the respective positions of the Freezing Companies and shipowners in connection with the leasing of hulks, was delivered yestnrffav morning by Judge Denniston. The cate was one in whioh tha Canterbury Frozen Mea| Company were plaintifis, and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company the defendants, The plaintiff's sought the recovery of £450, for damages done to certain sheep stored tn the hulk Edwin Fox, leased by the defendants to the plaintiffs, owing to the negligence of a servant 'of the defendanteT It was oontendsd that the plaintiffs ware stopped from bringing their action, Inasmuch aa tha agreement between the parties pre. vlded that tho defendants would not be responsible for lose or damage, end that the sheep should be insured by the plaintiff). His Honor, la an exhaustive deliverance, upheld this view, and gave judgment for the tlufendsnU .
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 339, 17 August 1889, Page 2
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148The Responsibility of Shipowners, Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 339, 17 August 1889, Page 2
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