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'''England'''
'''Volcafe Ltd and Others v Cia Sud American Americana de Vapores SA'''
'''Supreme Court: Lord Reed DPSC, Lords Wilson, Sumption, Hodge and Kitchin JJSC; [2018] UKSC 61; 5 December 2018'''
4. There was no generally accepted commercial practice on point (3). It was not suggested that the paper had been improperly fixed.
The Court of Appeal overturned the first instance decision[[https://www.onlinedmc.co.uk/index.php?title=Volcafe_%26_Ors_v_Compania_Sud_Americana_de_Vapores_-_CSAV]]. On appeal to the Supreme Court, the issue was who bore the burden of proving whether the cargoes were damaged by 1) negligent preparation of the containers, or 2) inherent vice.
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