Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd. v. Martin & Co. (Contractors) Ltd.[1973]

Concerning: Consequential economic loss

Facts

The claimants manufactured stainless steel alloys at a factory 24 hours a day. The defendants' employees, who were working on a nearby road, damaged the electrical supply cable to the factory. The electricity board shut off the power supply to the factory for 14 and a half until the cable was mended. The claimants scrapped a 'melt' in the furnace, reducing its value by…