M. Rothschild & Co. v. Lloyd

The question for decision in this appeal is whether M. Rothschild & Co., Inc. (Rothschild), the consignee of two separate shipments of Indonesian crude rubber (SIR-20 crude),1 successfully . proved that the crude rubber was damaged by water while in the care and custody of P. T. Trikora Lloyd (the Carrier), upon its charted vessels, the M/V Carlow Hill and the M/V Khian Star. Rothschild filed two separate actions against the Carrier; the two cases were tried together in a bench trial. The trial court rejected Rothschild’s claims on the ground “that the plaintiff has failed to *360prove that the…