alleryStart learning →A carrier delays a mill's machine. Which loss is recoverable?
AAverage profit lost from the mill
BLost Government contract profit
CValue of the machine itself
DRent of the mill premises
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Average profit lost from the mill
The ordinary profit of the idle mill was foreseeable, whereas the separate Government contract loss was too remote.
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