Facts
Contractors cut a power cable, and the claimant's steel factory lost power.
Issue
What losses could the factory recover?
Held
It recovered for the damaged melt and the profit on it, but not for profits lost while the power was off.
Principle
consequential on physical damage is recoverable; pure economic loss is not.
Why it matters
The leading illustration of the line.
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Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd [1973] QB 27 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/spartan-steel-v-martin> accessed 31 October 2026
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