Read the full judgment text of HCA 007594/1994 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 19 January 1996.
1. The Plaintiff's case is a simple one. In July 1994, he instructed the Defendant, who was engaged in the transport business, to transport a container of garments from China to Hong Kong. The container was to be shipped to the Plaintiff's overseas customers. The Defendant transported the container to Hong Kong and before it was delivered to the shipping depot, it was left unattended overnight in a place in the New Territories. The container with the goods disappeared when the driver returned th