The plaintiff claimed for damage to electrical apparatus and loss of profits because the defendants had failed to supply electric current at the voltage at which they had said that they would.
Held: The question was ‘whether, if they have failed in that obligation, the plaintiff has a remedy at common law or is she limited to penalties in a court of summary jurisdiction?’ His Lordship held that the plaintiff was limited to the penalties.
Judges:
Macnaghten J
Citations:
(1932) LJKB 12
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Morrison Sports Ltd and Others v Scottish Power SC 28-Jul-2010
A fire caused substantial damage to buildings. It arose from a ‘shim’ placed in a fuse box which then overheated. The parties disputed whose employee had inserted the shim. The Act under which the Regulations had been made was repealed and replaced . .
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Utilities, Damages
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.421501
