The Weekly Law Reports
[1965] 2 WLR 72
[COURT OF APPEAL.]
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING HOLIDAYS SCHEME MANAGEMENT LTD.
v.
POST OFFICE.
[1961 B. 417.]
1964 Oct. 13,
14,
15;
Nov. 17.
Nov. 17.
Lord Denning M.R., Pearson and Russell L.JJ.
Crown Proceedings
— Post Office
— Statutory liability
— Registered inland postal packet
— Negligent loss of packet
— Basis of cause of action
— Privately issued stamps bearing face value
— “Market value”
— Whether face value
—
Crown Proceedings Act, 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6, c. 44), s. 9 (2) (b).
Damages
— Market value
— Document
— Privately issued stamps bearing face value
— Negligent loss by Post Office
— Probability of future loss
— Whether “market value” face value
—
Crown Proceedings Act, 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6, c. 44), s. 9 (2) (b).
Conversion
— Damages
— Measure of
— Additional liability flowing from conversion
— Whether recoverable
— Loss of document
— Privately issued stamps lost in post.