The defendant appealed against an award of damages for the results of an accident involving vehicles driven by the respective parties employees.
Held: The court extended the proposition that general damages are recoverable for loss of use to situations where there has been ‘loss of use not of a non-profit earning chattel but of a chattel which was profit-earning but which would not have been used for earning profits during the period of repair.’
Judges:
Potter LJ P, Dyson LJ, Maurice Kay LJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 647, [2010] Bus LR 1562, [2011] QB 357, [2010] 3 WLR 1677, [2010] RTR 33, [2011] 1 All ER (Comm) 460
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Piper v Hales QBD 18-Jan-2013
The claimant owned a very vauable vintage Porsche racing car. It was hired to the defendant. The car suffered severe mechanical damage whilst being driven, and the insurers declined liability.
Held: The Defendant as hirer was under an . .
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Damages
Updated: 19 August 2022; Ref: scu.416599