Reference: Volume 82 (1998), Part No. 2, Section 1, Page 842

Judgement Details


Date
05/10/1998
Court
OF APPEAL (CIVIL, SUPERIOR)
Judiciary
SAID PULLICINO JOSEPH, AGIUS CARMEL A., CAMILLERI JOSEPH D.
Parties
DOTTOR REMIGIO ZAMMIT PACE NOE vs ALFRED E QUILINA ET NOE
ECLI
N/A
Judgement Type
-
Linked Case
N/A

Keywords / Summary


Keywords
DANNI - MERKANZIJA - PORT REGULATIONS 1966 - ZBANK IN TOTAL DARKNESS
Summary
L-attur ssikuratur isurrogat agixxa biex jirkupra danni konsistenti f'nuqqas u telf ta` merkanzija.L-eccezzjoni principalital-konvenut kienet illi l-merkanzija giet zbarkata in total darkness u ghalhekk ma titqiesx li cargo has been safely landed u konsegwentement il-konvenut ma kienx responsabbli. L-imporatni ghall-fini ta` l-artikolu 90 tal-Port Regualtions mhuwiex fejn tinhatt il-merkanzija,imm afejn bhala fat tinhazen, u gie ppruvat li fil-kazz taht ezami, il-merkanzija inhaznet f'shedsli s-socjeta` konvenuta ghandha ghad-disposizzjoni taghha. Ma jistax jinghad allura li dak ir-reolament kien applikabbli ghall-kaz taht ezami. Il-gurisprudenza li konstantement tafferma l-principju lil-fat li l-merkanzija tinhazen in the open and alwys at the risk of teh owner, ma jezimix lis-socjeta` li tkun ersponsabbli ghall-hazna taghha mill-atti kriminali ta`l-impjegati taghha jew ta` terzi,bhallikieku l-merkanzija flok fil-kustodja taghha kienet abbandunata f'xi ghalqa. il-Qorti ta` l-Appell, inoltre, ghamlet refernza ghall-gurisprudenza fis-sens illi Regolament nru. 90 ta` l-1966 dwaril-Portijiet "jehlees lill-Gvern min kull responsabbilita` ghal xi hsara li tista` tgiri li ldin limerkanzija billi din tinzamm fil-berah. Dan ir-Regolament ma jservix ukoll biex jezonera lill-Cargo Handling Company Limited mir-responsabbilita` taghha lejn l=importatur". Il-QOrti ta` l-Appell ikkonfermat is-sentenza ta` l-Ewwel Qorti li sabet id-ditta konvenuta responsabbli u kkundannatha thallas id-danni.




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