§ 13-16 Damages - Household Goods and Clothing -negligence Cause of Action

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§ 13-16 Damages - Household Goods and Clothing -Negligence Cause of Action

An owner is entitled to recover actual damages for damaged or destroyed property up to an amount that will restore the injured party to the same property status that he occupied before the property loss.

Household goods and wearing apparel in the owner's possession differ from many other items of property as they are more personal to the owner. The owner may recover either the actual value of the item or its intrinsic value or the...