Byrne and another v Pain & Foster (a firm) and others
Series: Weekly Law Reports ; [1999] 1 WLR 1849-1859(11)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: CA 11 December 1998. The plaintiffs (B) bought a property, their mortgagees having first commissioned a valuation report from the first defendants (P), which was carried out by the second defendant, a surveyor. Defects then came to light, and in 1994 B issued a writ against P, claiming that the report was negligent and that they had suffered loss in purchasing the property. P pleaded that the claim was time-barred under the Limitation Act 1980 S2 since it was more than 6 years since the cause of action accrued, and the judge agreed. B appealed. "Held" appeal dismissed.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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CA 11 December 1998. The plaintiffs (B) bought a property, their mortgagees having first commissioned a valuation report from the first defendants (P), which was carried out by the second defendant, a surveyor. Defects then came to light, and in 1994 B issued a writ against P, claiming that the report was negligent and that they had suffered loss in purchasing the property. P pleaded that the claim was time-barred under the Limitation Act 1980 S2 since it was more than 6 years since the cause of action accrued, and the judge agreed. B appealed. "Held" appeal dismissed.