Interoven Stove Co Ltd v F W H Hibbard and P F Painter (Trading as Odell, Hibbard
& Co) and Sir H Percy Shepherd
Distress – Illegal distress – Substantial damages – Law of Distress Amendment Act 1908 (c
53), ss 1(c), 2, 4(2)(b).
The plaintiffs had an agreement with certain manufacturers to have the goods purchased from
them, stored at the manufacturers’ premises until such time as they might take delivery. The
goods were not stored continuously in the same room, but the room was changed from time
to time to suit the convenience of the