Brandeis Goldschmidt & Co Ltd v Western Transport Ltd

Subject Matter

DAMAGES — Measure of damages — Wrongful detention of goods — Defendants' detention of plaintiffs' copper — Copper used by plaintiffs as raw material in manufacturing process — Plaintiffs' bank account overdrawn — No evidence that plaintiffs' business operations adversely affected — Whether measure of damages difference in market value of copper during period of detention — Whether plaintiffs entitled to recover interest on overdraft

[1981] QB 864; [1981] 3 WLR 181