INTERNATIONAL FACTORY SALES SERVICE LTD. v. THE SHIP "ALEKSANDR SERAFIMOVICH" AND FAR EASTERN S.S. CO. (THE "ALEKSANDR SERAFIMOVICH")

[1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 346

CANADA FEDERAL COURT TRIAL DIVISION

Before Deputy Judge Smith

Canada - Bill of lading - Limitation of liability - Sewing machine heads shipped in cartons fixed to pallets loaded at Kobe, Japan - Loss of and/or damage to cartons during discharge at Vancouver - Whether shipowners could limit their liability to Can. $500 per pallet - Whether pallet a "package" - Carriage of Goods by Water Act, R.S.C. 1970, Cap. C-15, sched., art. IV. r. 5.