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Burnand v Rodocanachi Sons & Co

(1882) 7 App Cas 333
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1882
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where goods are lost but the risk has passed to the buyer, the seller can still recover under an insurance policy if they had an insurable interest at the time of loss.

Area of Law

commercial

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