Real competence for the settling of disputes arising from the claims for compensation of damage to a vehicle that is taken aboard a ferryboat : [case review] Cover Image

Stvarna nadležnost za suđenje u sporu za naknadu štete zbog oštećenja teretnog vozila koje se prevozilo trajektom : [prikaz presude]
Real competence for the settling of disputes arising from the claims for compensation of damage to a vehicle that is taken aboard a ferryboat : [case review]

Author(s): Vesna Skorupan Wolff
Subject(s): Civil Law, Maritime Law, Commercial Law
Published by: Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti
Keywords: case review; carriage of goods by sea; transport of vehicles; compensation of damage; ferryboat; court's real competence;

Summary/Abstract: A vehicle that is taken aboard a ferryboat on the basis of a ticket issued for the purpose of transportation of the vehicle in question is transported under a contract of carriage of goods (Article 465 to 610 of the Croatian Maritime Code). In that case the vehicle is not regarded as passenger's luggage (Article 611, point 4a of the CroMarCode). The commercial court has the real competence over a dispute aimed at obtaining compensation of damage to a vehicle occurred at the time of its getting aboard a ferryboat.

  • Issue Year: 46/2007
  • Issue No: 161
  • Page Range: 309-310
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Croatian