Contract of Carriage of Goods by Road (LTDR3206)

BSc Land Transport - LT

Semester: Second Semester

Level: 300

Year: 2018

1) Precise the juridical status of the following intervening parties and define it: 12marks
the SOGET
The P.C society
the M.P society
the SST society
What is the document used for the transport from Cotonou to Chad?
2marks
What are the functions of that document?
4 marks
Who is responsible for the damages noticed during the unloading?
2marks
Does robbery constitute a cause of exemption? Why?
3 marks
What is the difference between the substitute carrier and the successive carrier?
2marks
Against who the holder of the cargo can make a claim for the loss?
3marks
What are the conditions required before making a claim?
2marks
After
defining the
civil
contractual
liability, state
the
different
conditions
required to
engage a responsibility of a contractual party 5 marks
Instruction: Read the passage below and answer all the questions that follow
School/Faculty:
HITL
Department:
Land Transport
Lecturer:
Mme Djiyo M. K
Course Code:
LTDR3206 Course Title:
Contract of Carriage of Goods
Date:
20-07-2018 Hall: Duration:
2 Hours
The Gabon commercial society (SOGET) has imported ten thousand bags of wheat embarked on
board of the truck « Nathalie D » by the society P.C on the 07
th
July 2009 at Cotonou port to
Douala. The cargo arrived at Douala on 30
lh
July. The M.P society has unloaded the truck and
emitted the following against the cargo : 350 tor bags , 75 empty and tor bags .Then an expert Mr
Ngolle James has controlled the unloading operations and noticed that these state of the cargo
occurred during transportation and the robbery during the unloading. The cargo was handed over
by the M.P,society to SST society with all the reservations emitted before its road transportation
to Chad. At the arrival the SOGET verified and emitted reservations at the reception.
REPUBLIC OF
CAMEROON
Peace - Work - Fatherland
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
P.O. Box 39 Bambili
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