Carriage of goods

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 2018

Principle established: Summary judgment should not be granted where there are triable issues of fact, such as whether a third party interfered with luggage under international aviation conventions.

Sierra Leone — African Law Reports · 1950-56

Principle established: A sea carrier's liability for carriage of goods terminates upon proper unloading and delivery onto the quay in accordance with port custom.

Sierra Leone — Court of Appeal · 1954

Principle established: A carrier's responsibility for goods ends upon valid delivery according to the custom of the port of discharge, after which it holds the goods merely as an agent.