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001			ABS40042
008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u20942
041			_aeng
245			_aSuleman v Shahsavari
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aWeekly Law Reports _v(1988) 1 WLR 1181-1185(5)
520			_aChD 17 June 1988 Suleman (S) agreed to purchase a house for £46,500 and contracts were exchanged signed by the vendors` (V) solicitor . V who were husband and wife refused to complete, claiming that the solicitor had no authority to sign the contract on their behalf. S claimed specific performance or damages against V and damages against V`s solicitor for breach of warranty of authority. The value of the house just before the action was £76,000. QBD found that the solicitor did not have the authority to act for the vendor, so S`s claim against V failed, but the claim against V`s solicitor must therefore succeed. At issue, however, was the measure of damages to be awarded. ChD held that although the usual measure of damages at for loss of bargain for a house sale was the difference between the contract price and the price at completion, it was not an absolute rule and damages might be assessed by reference to the value at a different date if it would be more than just to do so. In thi
650			_aCONVEYANCING
650			_aHOUSE TRANSFER
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
690			_aPROPERTY LAW AND PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c14045 _d14045