The plaintiff must show an insurable interest in goods to make a claim. This will usually means that he is at least either a part-owner or bailee.
Citations:
(1856) 5 El and Bl 870
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Alfred Mcalpine Construction Limited v Panatown Limited HL 17-Feb-2000
A main contractor who was building not on his own land, would only be free to claim damages from a sub-contractor for defects in the building where the actual owner of the land would not also have had a remedy. Here, the land owner was able to sue . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Insurance
Updated: 24 November 2022; Ref: scu.218912
