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WAH TAT BANK, LTD., AND OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION, LTD. v. CHAN CHENG KUM AND HUA SIANG STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LTD.; TIANG SENG CHAN (SINGAPORE), LTD., AND OTHERS (THIRD PARTIES).

[1967] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 437

MALAYSIAFEDERAL COURT(APPELLATE JURISDICTION)

Before Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin, Federal Judge Tan Ah Tah, and Mr. Justice Chua

Conversion-Misdelivery of goods by carrier without production of mate's receipts- Whether mate's receipts were equivalent to bills of lading-Custom of trade-Whether carriers and shippers estopped from denying consignee's right to possession and precluded from ordering delivery of goods to any other person-Liability of carrier. Mate's receipts-Whether documents of title -Effect of custom of trade and words "not negotiable". Estoppel-Mate's receipts-Whether shipper and carrier estopped from denying consignee's right to possession.

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