The claimant sought the return of jewellery of substantial value. The defendants said that they had been returned or sold and accounted for.
Held: The court must do its best on such evidence as it feels able to accept to place some kind of value on the loss suffered.
Judges:
Blackburne J
Citations:
[2008] EWHC 2910 (Ch)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Zabihi v Janzemini and Others CA 30-Jul-2009
The claimant said that he had left valuable jewelry with the defendant for sale. The defendant said at first they had been stolen, but then returned jewelry which the claimant denied was what had been left. The defendant appealed a finding that he . .
Cited – Thwaytes v Sotheby’s ChD 16-Jan-2015
The claimant had sold a painting through the defendant auctioneers. He sought damages after it was certified to be an original rather than copy Caravaggio painting, and worth very substantially more. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Torts – Other, Damages
Updated: 23 October 2022; Ref: scu.278312