WAYNE TANK & PUMP CO. LTD. v. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD.

[1972] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 141

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Mocatta

Insurance (Public liability) - Proximate cause rule - Storage tank installed at plasticine mill by insured - Stearine to be pumped into tank through plastic pipe - Heating tape wrapped round pipe to keep stearine liquid - Current switched on by employee of insured - Installation left unattended - Pipe not capable of withstanding heat - Mill destroyed by fire - Exception of liability for loss "caused by nature . . . of any goods . . . sold or supplied by . . . Insured." - Whether switching on of current a novus actus interveniens - Whether insurers liable.