https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193416 The appeal was allowed, setting aside the Court of Appeal's orders and restoring Buckland J.'s orders. The appellants, a Japanese ship-owning company, were not held liable for issuing bills of lading without Mate's receipts. The court found that the respondents did not have a possessory lien to support a claim for conversion against the appellants. The Bank's title to the goods under Section 178 of the Contract Act, 1872 was not conclusively determined, as the court's conclusions on the first two issues rendered this unnecessary. The respondents were ordered to pay the appellants' costs. en-us Fri, 11 Mar 1938 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:23:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193416 The appeal was allowed, setting aside the Court of Appeal's orders and restoring Buckland J.'s orders. The appellants, a Japanese ship-owning company, were not held liable for issuing bills of lading without Mate's receipts. The court found that the respondents did not have a possessory lien to support a claim for conversion against the appellants. The Bank's title to the goods under Section 178 of the Contract Act, 1872 was not conclusively determined, as the court's conclusions on the first two issues rendered this unnecessary. The respondents were ordered to pay the appellants' costs. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Mar 1938 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193416