Read the full judgment text of HCA 003012/1997 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 3 November 1999.
2. In June 1996, the Plaintiff contracted with buyers in Trinidad ("the Consignee") for the sale of, inter alia, 6 containers of Chinese white garlic ("the goods") to the Consignee and made booking through the Defendant for shipment of the goods from Hong Kong to Trinidad. In due course, the goods were packed in containers, delivered in containers to Hong Kong International Terminal ("HIT") and loaded on board the ship the "Allegator Reliance".