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Right to receive bill of lading and effect of mate's receipt
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.... 'effect of mate's receipt'. We extract below the relevant portion there from: 1544. Right to receive bill of lading. The person who at the time of shipment is the owner of the goods is entitled to receive a bill of lading and to have it made out in accordance with his instructions. If he is refused a bill of lading, or if the terms of the bill of lading offered differ from those whi....
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....change for the mate's receipt. The following observations relating to mate's receipt in Scrutton on Charter parties and Bills of Lading (Twenty first (2008) Edition] are relevant: On delivery of goods by a shipper to the ship owner or his agent, the shipper will, unless there is a custom of the port to the contrary, obtain a document known as a "mate's receipt".... As a general rul....