Facts
- Stevedores under contract with a carrier damaged the claimant’s goods in transit
- The carrier had a limitation of liability clause in the contract with the buyer
Issue
- Could the buyer of the goods claim damages from the stevedores, circumventing the liability clause
Decision
- Yes, claim allowed
Reasoning
- The stevedores were a third party to the carrier-buyer contract. As such, the limitation of liability did not apply to them
