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Victoria Laundry v Newman

pl a i nt i ffs ,l a u nd e r e r sa nddy e r s ,wi s h i n gt oe x t e ndt he i rb u s i n e s s ,a n dha vi n gi nv i e w t h ep r o s p e c to fc e r t a i npr ofit -a b l edy e i n gc on t r a c t s ,r e qu i r e dal a r g e rb oi l e r .p ur c h a s ea bo i l e rf r omt h ede f e nd a n t s ,t h e ni ns t a l l e dont h ede f e nd a nt s ' p r e mi s e s ,f o r2 , 15 0/ . ,a nd de l i v e r ywa sa r r a n g e dt obet a k e nonJ u ne5 .Owi n gt oami s h a p,t hebo i l e rwa sr o l l e d o v e ra n ds us t a i n e dd a ma g e ,a ndd e l i v e r yt ot h epl a i n t i ffswa sde l a y e dun t i lNo v e mbe r 8, 1 9 46 .Th ed e f e n da nt swe r ea wa r eoft h ena t u r eoft h epl a i nt i ffs ' b us i n e s s ,a ndb y l e t t e rha dbe e ni nf o r me dt h a tt hepl a i nt i ffsi nt e n d e dt op u tt hebo i l e ri nus ei nt he s h o r t e s tp os s i bl es pa c eo ft i me pl a i nt i ffsc l a i me dt oi n c l u dei nt he i rd a ma g e st h e i rl o s sofb us i n e s sp r o fit s .j u d g e a l l o we dt hep l a i n t i ffsas um f o rd a ma g e sun d e rc e r t a i nmi no rhe a d sbutdi s a l l o we d t h ec l a i mf orl o s sofp r o fit sont hegr ou ndt h a ti twa sba s e do ns p e c i a lc i r c u ms t a n c e s wh i c hha dn otb e e nd r a wnt ot hea t t e nt i o no ft h ed e f e nd a n t s De f e n da n t sc ou l dn otr e a s on a bl yc o nt e ndt h a tt h e yc o u l dn o tf or e s e et h a tl o s sof bu s i ne s sp r ofitwo u l db el i a bl et or e s u l tt ot hep ur c ha s e rf r o m al on gd e l a yi nde l i v e r y; t h a ta l t ho u ght hede f e nd a nt sha dnokn o wl e d g eo ft hed y e i n gc o n t r a c t swh i c ht he pl a i nt i ffsh a di np r os pe c t ,i td i dn otf o l l o wt h a tt h epl a i nt i ffswe r ep r e c l ud e df r om r e c o v e r i n gs omeg e ne r a l ,a ndp e r h a p sc on j e c t u r a l ,s u mf o rl os so fbu s i ne s si nr e s pe c t ofc o nt r a c t sr e a s o na b l yt ob ee x pe c t e d;a n dt h e r e f o r et hea p pe a lmu s tb ea l l o we d

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Thede f e nda nt she r ewe r es e l l i n gas e c o ndha ndb oi l e r .The yha dnos pe c i a l kn o wl e d g eo ft heus eo fboi l e r sg e ne r a l l ya ndn okn o wl e dg eofho wl a u ndr i e s we r er un. Thea ut h or i t i e sdr a wadi s t i nc t i onbe t we e nt hes uppl yo fpa r tofa pr ofit ma ki n gma c hi nea n dt h es upp l yoft h ema c hi nei t s e l f .Thede f e nda nt s di dnotkno wt ha tt heb oi l e rt he ywe r es upp l yi n gwa sabi g g e rboi l e rt ha nt he onea l r e a d ypos s e s s e db yt hepl a i nt i ffsa ndt he r e f or et he ymu s tn otbe a s s ume dt okn o wt h a tde l a yi nde l i v e r ywoul dc a us el o s sofpr o fit s .The ydi d no tkn o wt ha te v e r y t h i n gwa sr e a d yf o rput t i n gt h ebo i l e ri npl a c e .Sof a ra s t he ykn e wi tmi g htber e q ui r e da sas pa r e J ud g eAs q ui t h

t ha tj ud gme n tl i mi t e dt heda ma g e st ox x ol .i nr e s pe c to fa na l l e g e dbr e a c hof c ont r a c tb yt hed e f e n da nt s ,whi c hi sno wu nc on t e s t e d Thes hor tpoi nti swh e t he r ,i na d di t i ont ot hen o/ ,a wa r de d,t h ep l a i nt i ffswe r e e nt i t l e dt oc l a i mi nr e s pe c tofl os sofpr ofit swh i c ht he ys a yt he ywoul dh a v e ma dei ft heboi l e rh a db e e nde l i v e r e dpunc t ua l l y pl a i nt i ffswe r ep r e s s i n gu pont hede f e nda nt st h ene e df ore xpe di t i on

a ni nt e nt i ont or e s e r v ei tf orf ut ur eus es e e msq ui t ei n c o ns i s t e ntwi t ht h e i n t e nt i one x pr e s s e di nt h el e t t e rofAp r i l26,t o"p uti ti nt ous ei nt h es hor t e s t po s s i bl es pa c e"o ft i me . " i ft heb oi l e rha db e e np unc t u a l l yd e l i v e r e d ,t h e n ,dur i n gt h et we nt yod dwe e k s be t we e nt he na ndt het i meofa c t ua lde l i v e r y ,( 1. )t he yc oul dh a v et a k e nona v e r yl a r g enumbe ro fne wc us t o me r si nt hec our s eoft h e i rl a undr yb us i ne s s , t hede ma ndf orl a u ndr ys e r vi c e sa tt ha tt i mebe i n gi ns a t i a bl e —t he ydi di nf a c t t a k eo ne x t r as t a ffi nt hee xpe c t a t i onofi t sd e l i v e r y —a nd( 2. )t ha tt he yc o ul d a ndwoul dh a v ea c c e p t e dan umbe rofh i ghl yl u c r a t i v ed y e i n gc ont r a c t sf o rt he Mi n i s t r yofSuppl y . I nt hes t a t e me ntofc l a i m,pa r a .1 0,t hel os sofpr ofit sun de rt hefir s toft h e s e he a dswa sq ua n t i fie da tx 6l .awe e ka ndunde rt hes e c onda t2 6 2^ .awe e k.

Wer e j e c tt h es ubmi s s i o nf ort hede f e nda nt st ha ta ne n gi ne e r i n gc ompa n y kn o wsnomo r et ha nt hep l a i nma na boutb oi l e r sort hep ur pos e st owhi c h t he ya r ec o mmonl yp utb ydi ffe r e ntc l a s s e sofpur c h a s e r s ,

Theob v i ousu s eofab oi l e r ,i ns uc habus i ne s s ,i ss ur e l yt oboi lwa t e rf ort he pu r p os eo fwa s hi n gord y e i n g . wi t hkn o wl e dg et ha ti twa st obeputi n t ou s ei mme di a t e l yond e l i v e r y ,c a n r e a s ona bl yc ont e n dt ha ti tc oul dno tf o r e s e et ha tl os sofbus i ne s s I tdo e sn ot ,ho we v e r ,f ol l o wt ha tt hep l a i nt i ffsa r epr e c l ude df r om r e c o v e r i n g s omeg e ne r a l( a ndpe r ha ps• c on j e c t ur a l )s um f orl os sofbus i ne s si nr e s pe c tof

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a mpl eme a nsofkn o wl e d g eo nt hepa r toft hed e f e n da nt st ha tbus i ne s sl os sof s omes or twoul dbel i k e l yt or e s ul tt ot h ep l a i nt i ffsf r o mt h ed e f e nda nt s ' de f a ul ti npe r f or mi n gt h e i rc ont r a c t . Wea r et h e r e f or eo fo pi ni ont ha tt hea p pe a ls houl db ea l l o we da ndt hei s s ue r e f e r r e dt oa noffic i a lr e f e r e ea st owha tda ma g e ,i fa n y ,i sr e c o v e r a bl ei n a ddi t i ont ot h enol .a wa r d e db yt hel e a r ne dt r i a lj ud g e ....