Index card New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon)

Hearings

New Zealand

26 Aug 1971 [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 399; [1972] NZLR 385, SC (NZ) (Beattie J)

29 Jun 1972 [1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep 544; [1973] 1 NZLR 174, CA (NZ) (Turner P, Richmond, Perry JJ)

25 Feb 1974 [1975] AC 154; [1974] 2 WLR 865; [1974] 1 All ER 1015; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 534, PC (Lord Wilberforce, Lord Hodson, Viscount Dilhorne, Lord Simon of Glaisdale and Lord Salmon)

Ships

Eurymedon

Subject Matter

CONTRACT — Condition or warranty — Carriage of goods — Performance of or promise to perform obligation already imposed on one party — Whether sufficient consideration to support new contract between that party and new party

[1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 399; [1972] NZLR 385, SC (NZ)

[1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep 544; [1973] 1 NZLR 174, CA (NZ)

[1975] AC 154; [1974] 2 WLR 865; [1974] 1 All ER 1015; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 534, PC

SHIPPING — Bill of lading — Time bar — Himalaya clause — Stipulation that action to be brought within one year against carrier, his servant, agent and independent contractor — Stevedore unloading freight damaging drilling machine — Action against stevedore more than one year later — Whether stevedore entitled to benefit of contract made between shipper and carrier — Whether stevedore's performance or service of unloading consideration for contractual benefit of time bar provision — Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1924, Sch, art III, r 6

[1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 399; [1972] NZLR 385, SC (NZ)

[1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep 544; [1973] 1 NZLR 174, CA (NZ)

[1975] AC 154; [1974] 2 WLR 865; [1974] 1 All ER 1015; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 534, PC

Appellate History

New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon) [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 399; [1972] NZLR 385, SC (NZ)

Decision of the New Zealand Supreme Court reversed

New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon) [1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep 544; [1973] 1 NZLR 174, CA (NZ)

Decision of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand reversed

New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon) [1975] AC 154; [1974] 2 WLR 865; [1974] 1 All ER 1015; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 534, PC

Decision of the High Court of Australia reversed

[Unknown] [1977] 1 Lloyd's Rep 445

New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd v AM Satterthwaite & Co Ltd (The Eurymedon) [1975] AC 154; [1974] 2 WLR 865; [1974] 1 All ER 1015; [1974] 1 Lloyd's Rep 534, PC

Decision of the High Court of Australia reversed

Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond and Spraggon (Australia) Pty Ltd (The New York Star) [1977] 1 Lloyd's Rep 445, CA (NSW)