Carl Mills imports fire engine from Peter Adams and takes delivery of the fire engine when it
Question:
Carl Mills imports fire engine from Peter Adams and takes delivery of the fire engine when it arrives at the Port of Tema. On inspection, Carl Mills discovers that the fire engine has been damaged because of poor stowage by the carrier. Advise Carl Mills in the following circumstances.
a) A straight Bill of Lading was issued to Peter Adams naming Carl Mills as Consignee. Carl Mills has paid for the fire engine before shipment but Peter Adams has not sent the original Bill of Lading to Carl Mills. Delivery was made to Carl Mills without presentation of the original Bill of Lading
b) The same as (a) but the Bill of Lading was made out to “Carl Mills or Order”.
c) The same as (b) but freight has not been prepaid and in order to obtain delivery, Carl Mills promised the ship owner to present the Bill of Lading and pay the freight when the Bill of Lading arrives. As yet the Bill of Lading has not arrived and Carl Mills has not paid any freight.
Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics
ISBN: 978-0073212227
8th Edition
Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell