Thermo-Plastics R & D, Inc. v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.

Machinery owned by the plaintiff, Thermo-Plastics R&D, Inc., was damaged in a fire.

Thermo-Plastics commenced this action against the defendants, who are

—General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., Thermo-Plastics’ contents and business interruption fire insurer;

—General Adjustment Bureau, Inc., the insurer’s claims adjuster; and

—Michigan Machine Rebuilders, a contractor hired to repair the machinery.

General Accident paid Thermo-Plastics for the cost of repairing the machinery. The issue tried to the jury was whether Thermo-Plastics was entitled to recover for loss of business…