Surveyor wins negligence case
Language: English Series: Independent ; 14/4/89 p14Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: In Eley and Another v King & Chasemore (a firm), CA 11 April 1989, it was held that a surveyor , who carried out a structural survey on a house and advised the purchasers (E) to insure against subsidence , was not guilty of negligence for failing to advise E that the house needed underpinning . The surveyor was also held to be not negligent for failing to go on the roof when there were no signs of water penetration.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2515-31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 10939-1001 |
In Eley and Another v King & Chasemore (a firm), CA 11 April 1989, it was held that a surveyor , who carried out a structural survey on a house and advised the purchasers (E) to insure against subsidence , was not guilty of negligence for failing to advise E that the house needed underpinning . The surveyor was also held to be not negligent for failing to go on the roof when there were no signs of water penetration.