Escape of water
Language: English Series: EGCS ; 1989 33Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: In Sachdeva and another v Sandhu and another , QBD 27 February 1989, it was held that in the context of the duty owed by the defendants, estate agents, it was irrelevant whether the plaintiffs had a lease or a licence . Prior to the plaintiffs going into occupation, the agents had turned off the ground-floor stop-cock, therefore there was no negligence in turning on that stop-cock when the plaintiffs moved in, and were not negligent in failing to contemplate a burst water main on the upper floors.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2511-19 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 76247-1001 |
In Sachdeva and another v Sandhu and another , QBD 27 February 1989, it was held that in the context of the duty owed by the defendants, estate agents, it was irrelevant whether the plaintiffs had a lease or a licence . Prior to the plaintiffs going into occupation, the agents had turned off the ground-floor stop-cock, therefore there was no negligence in turning on that stop-cock when the plaintiffs moved in, and were not negligent in failing to contemplate a burst water main on the upper floors.