Domestic Carriage - Admiralty Law

Oceanex Inc. v. Praxair Canada Inc., 2014 FC 6

In Carriage of Goods by Sea on January 10, 2014 (Updated June 03, 2015)

Précis: The shipper was held liable for damage caused to the ship as a consequence of a rupture of a container of liquid oxygen.

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Application of Hague-Visby Rules - Carriage of Goods - Deck Carriage - Domestic Carriage

Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co. v. Moosonee Trans. Ltd., 2009 QCCQ 7569

In Carriage of Goods by Sea on August 5, 2009 (Updated July 03, 2012)

This was a subrogated claim for several vehicles and other cargo lost when a barge sank en route to James Bay. The defendants were a company that arranged the transportation and the actual carrier. A preliminary issue in the case was whether the claim was governed by Canadian maritime law or the Civil Code of Quebec. The Court had little …

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Domestic Carriage - Limitation - Lost luggage

Meurin v. Canadian Airlines International Inc., (May 13, 1994) No.P9190100730 (Alta. Prov. Ct.)

In Carriage of Goods by Air on May 13, 1994 (Updated July 04, 2012)

The Plaintiff purchased a ticket from Canadian Airlines for travel from Calgary to Montreal via Toronto. Canadian Airlines cancelled its flight from Calgary to Toronto and substituted a flight with Air Canada. The Plaintiff delivered her luggage to Air Canada and flew from Calgary to Toronto with Air Canada. Her luggage was to be transferred to Canadian in Toronto as …

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