EFFASCO LIMITED vs. SCANSHIP (GH) LIMITED

ATUGUBA, J.S.C.: The facts of this case, briefly stated, are that on the 14th day of April, the plaintiffs/respondents/respondents entered into a contract of carriage with the Carriers, G & C Lines, the defendants/appellants/appellants' principals in London and owners of the vessel M/V Republic Di Genova, whereby plaintiffs' cargo of 2 Road Rollers, 24 tubes of grease and 6 tins of brake fluid valued £57,507.00 were to be carried from Tilbury Port in England to Tema Port in Ghana. The plaintiffs' said goods were to be delivered by the defendants, the said agents of G & C Lines. Even though the container in which the said goods were put arrived at Tema Port, the goods themselves were wholly lost at sea. The plaintiffs as consignees therefore brought an action against the defendants claiming i. The sum of £57,507.00 being the C & F value of the cargo; ii. Damages of £200,000.00 for negligence and/or fundamental breach of contract of carriage on the part of the carriers and their...