Gearbulk Pool v. Seaboard Shipping, [2005] B.C.T.C. 1620 (SC)

• Judge: Cohen, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: November 22, 2005
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: [2005] B.C.T.C. 1620 (SC);2005 BCSC 1620

Gearbulk Pool v. Seaboard Shipping, [2005] B.C.T.C. 1620 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] B.C.T.C. TBEd. DE.011

Gearbulk Pool Limited and Ocean President Maritime S.A. (plaintiffs) v. Seaboard Shipping Company Limited doing business as Seaboard International Shipping Company Limited and the said Seaboard Shipping Company Limited and Seaboard International Shipping Company Limited (defendants)

(S023051; 2005 BCSC 1620)

Indexed As: Gearbulk Pool Ltd. et al. v. Seaboard Shipping Co. et al.

British Columbia Supreme Court

Vancouver

Cohen, J.

November 22, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 1803

Carriage of goods - General - Liability of carrier - General - See paragraphs 1 to 116.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 1884

Carriage of goods - Charterparties - Liability of charterer for damaged goods - See paragraphs 1 to 116.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 1949

Carriage of goods - Bills of lading - Exclusion clause - See paragraphs 1 to 116.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 2114

Carriage of goods - Voyage - Liability for loss of cargo - Exclusions - General - See paragraphs 1 to 116.

Shipping and Navigation - Topic 2392

Carriage of goods - Loading, delivery and stowage - Duty of carrier - See paragraphs 1 to 116.

Cases Noticed:

Timberwest Forest Ltd. et al. v. Gearbulk Pool Ltd. et al., [2001] B.C.T.C. 882; 2001 BCSC 882, affd. (2003), 177 B.C.A.C. 114; 291 W.A.C. 114; 10 B.C.L.R.(4th) 327; 2003 BCCA 39, refd to. [para. 1].

Biggin & Co. v. Permanite Ltd., [1950] 2 All E.R. 859; [1951] 1 K.B. 422, revd. in part [1951] 2 All E.R. 191; [1951] 2 K.B. 314 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29].

V.C.P. Homes Inc. et al. v. Fast, [2002] B.C.T.C. 446; 1 B.C.L.R.(4th) 81; 2002 BCSC 446, refd to. [para. 29].

Kruger & Co. v. Moel Tryvan Ship Co., [1907] A.C. 272; 76 L.J.K.B. 985 (H.L.), consd. [para. 47].

Triad Shipping Co. v. Steller Chartering and Brokerage Inc., [1994] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 227 (C.A.), consd. [para. 47].

Litwin Construction (1973) Ltd. v. Pan, Nicholson and Nicholson (1988), 29 B.C.L.R.(2d) 88; 52 D.L.R.(4th) 459 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 98].

Burrows (John) Ltd. v. Subsurface Surveys Ltd. et al., [1968] S.C.R. 607; 68 D.L.R.(2d) 354, refd to. [para. 103].

Schultz v. Miki et al., [2005] B.C.T.C. 406; 2005 BCSC 406, refd to. [para. 113].

Q. v. Minto Management Ltd. (1985), 15 D.L.R.(4th) 581; 31 C.C.L.T. 158 (Ont. H.C.), affd. (1986), 34 D.L.R.(4th) 767 (Ont. C.A.), refd to. [para. 113].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Fridman, Gerald Henry Louis, The Law of Contract in Canada (4th Ed. 1999), pp. 139 to 146 [para. 102].

Counsel:

P.G. Bernard, Q.C., and A. Keagan, for the plaintiffs;

D.F. McEwan, Q.C., and J.D. Waller, for the defendants.

This action was heard on March 14-18 and 21-23, May 10-13 and 16-19 and July 21 and 22, 2005, before Cohen, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on November 22, 2005.

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