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When acceptance of bill of lading means shipper can't sue for shortfall of cargo
(Shipping Times)
January 29, 1999
By Selva Kumar
A SHIPPER which accepted a bill of lading with the printed words "weight unknown" has discovered that it has to live with the consequences of those words.
An English court has held that having accepted such a bill of lading, the shipper could not later sue the carrier for an alleged shortfall in the weight of the cargo that was ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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