Delivery to carrier or wharfinger deemed delivery; seller must contract reasonably and notify buyer to enable sea insurance. Delivery to a carrier or wharfinger is prima facie delivery to the buyer when the seller is authorised or required to send the goods; unless the buyer otherwise authorises, the seller must make a reasonable contract with the carrier or wharfinger on the buyer's behalf or be liable for loss or damage, and where sea transit customarily requires insurance the seller must notify the buyer so as to enable insurance, failing which the goods remain at the seller's risk during sea transit.
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Delivery to carrier or wharfinger deemed delivery; seller must contract reasonably and notify buyer to enable sea insurance.
Delivery to a carrier or wharfinger is prima facie delivery to the buyer when the seller is authorised or required to send the goods; unless the buyer otherwise authorises, the seller must make a reasonable contract with the carrier or wharfinger on the buyer's behalf or be liable for loss or damage, and where sea transit customarily requires insurance the seller must notify the buyer so as to enable insurance, failing which the goods remain at the seller's risk during sea transit.
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