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Planters Products, Inc. (PPI) chartered a vessel owned by Kyosei Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha (KKKK) to transport urea fertilizer from Alaska to the Philippines. Upon arrival, PPI discovered a shortage of 106.726 metric tons of fertilizer. PPI claimed the carrier KKKK was negligent and sued for damages. The Supreme Court ruled that the time charter did not transform KKKK into a private carrier and the presumption of negligence against carriers applied. However, KKKK sufficiently proved that the inherent nature of
- Author
- Kiz Anderson
- Language
- EN