Shaw Savill and Albion Company Limited v R Powley and Company Limited - [1949] NZLR 668

Shipping and Seamen — Bill of Lading — Exceptions — Loss of Shipped Goods in Transit — Inherent Defect — Onus of Proof — Loss of Brandy in Cask — Shipowner proving prima facie Loss due to Excepted Cause — Onus then shifted to Shipper to show Shipowner's Negligence — Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1924 (13 and 14 Geo 5, c 22), Schedule, Art IV, para 2 (m) (q).