6 May 1985
OTIS ELEVATOR CO (HK) LTD v. WIDE PROJECT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
- Citation
- OTIS ELEVATOR CO (HK) LTD v. WIDE PROJECT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA15214/1983
Clause 5(b) of the Sub-Contract unconditionally required the Main Contractor to pay the full value of loss by fire calculated under the contract and this obligation was not displaced by the Sub-Contractor's short-term insurance obligations in the General Specifications; the Sub-Contractor's insurance was not held for the Main Contractor's benefit and the defendant's counterclaim failed.