Surveyors negligence
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; (1997) EGCS 185, (1)Publication details: 1997Subject(s): Summary: "Sansom and another v Metcalf Hambleton & Co" CA 17 December 1997. S and M the owners instructed surveyors (H) to survey property built on steep slope. A retaining wall supported vertical cliff after excavation of car parking space. Steps led to a `wing` wall, which was not part of the retaining wall. A crack appeared in the `wing` wall. S claimed for diminution in value against H. Expert evidence from structural engineer. H`s appeal, that the judge erred in relying on the evidence of a structural engineer as to what a reasonably skilled chartered surveyor should have done, allowed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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"Sansom and another v Metcalf Hambleton & Co" CA 17 December 1997. S and M the owners instructed surveyors (H) to survey property built on steep slope. A retaining wall supported vertical cliff after excavation of car parking space. Steps led to a `wing` wall, which was not part of the retaining wall. A crack appeared in the `wing` wall. S claimed for diminution in value against H. Expert evidence from structural engineer. H`s appeal, that the judge erred in relying on the evidence of a structural engineer as to what a reasonably skilled chartered surveyor should have done, allowed.