Chennai Court December 1969 Judgments

A. Abdul Shukoor and Co., by Pertner A. Abdul Shukoor Sahib Vs. the Un ...

Court: Chennai

Reported in: (1971)1MLJ400

K.S. Ramamurti, J.1. The plaintiff, a firm of Tanners and Exporters, carrying on business in hides and skins, is the appellant in this second appeal. The plaintiff booked certain quantity of wet salted goat skin and wet salted sheep skin from Bolanganj to Madras under an invoice dated 16th April, 1960. According to the plaintiff the goods were properly cured, were in perfect good condition at the time of booking and also securely packed according to packing rules. The goods arrived in Madras on 10th May, 1960, after an interval of 23 days, though the usual period of transit from Bolanganj to Madras is only 10 days. The goods emitted foul smell and the plaintiff who apprehended serious damage to the goods while in transit, asked for open delivery which request was conceded by the railway. When the packages were opened and sorted, it was noticed that the goods were seriously damaged and the railway gave a certificate, Exhibit A-1, dated, 12th May, 1960, containing the particulars of the ...