Can a defendant be held liable for negligence after the shipment has arrived?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Edwards v. Schrader, 1942 CanLII 169 (SK QB):
There are several reported cases where a defendant has been held liable for negligence after the shipment had arrived. In Bell v. Windsor etc. Ry. (1892) 24 N.S.R. 521, after the shipment had arrived, the defendant was held liable because he did not deliver the goods to the plaintiff’s agent, and the goods were stolen, allegedly a window having been left open.
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