Dutton v Bognor Regis Urban District Council
Dutton v Bognor Regis Urban District Council
- 1971
- All England Law Reports [1971] 2 All ER 1003-1010(8) .
QBD, 7 April 1971. Discussed a local authority's liability for damages caused by defective works approved by an inspector. B's inspector had approved works on the excavations for the foundations and the damp-proof course of a new house, which subsequently deteriorated due to subsidence. D, the second owner, sought damages from B on the grounds that the work should not have been approved as it did not comply with the bye-laws. "Held": B owed a duty of care to D and was liable for the inspector's negligence
BROWN V T AND E C COTTERALL
CLAY V A J CRUMP AND SONS LTD
DONOGHUE V STEVENSON
DUTTON V BOGNOR REGIS DC
GALLAGHER V MCDOWELL LTD
GROTE V CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY
MCCLELLAND V MANCHESTER CORPORATION
SHARPE V E T SWEETING AND SON LTD
QBD, 7 April 1971. Discussed a local authority's liability for damages caused by defective works approved by an inspector. B's inspector had approved works on the excavations for the foundations and the damp-proof course of a new house, which subsequently deteriorated due to subsidence. D, the second owner, sought damages from B on the grounds that the work should not have been approved as it did not comply with the bye-laws. "Held": B owed a duty of care to D and was liable for the inspector's negligence
BROWN V T AND E C COTTERALL
CLAY V A J CRUMP AND SONS LTD
DONOGHUE V STEVENSON
DUTTON V BOGNOR REGIS DC
GALLAGHER V MCDOWELL LTD
GROTE V CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY
MCCLELLAND V MANCHESTER CORPORATION
SHARPE V E T SWEETING AND SON LTD