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008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u21444
041			_aeng
245			_aRichard Roberts Holdings Ltd v Douglas Smith Stimson Partnership and others
260			_c1988
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490			_aConstruction Industry Law Letter _v1988 CILL 444-445(2)
520			_aQB 27 October 1988. The plaintiffs (R) owned shares in a dye works let to a company in a group of textile companies they also owned. R claimed damages from the architect (D) in respect of alterations to the works and from one subcontractor (E) who had designed and lined the effluent cooling tank . R`s claim against D was for alleged breach of express or implied terms in contract and in negligence in allowing E`s method of lagging the tank, certain aspects of design and in issuing the final certificate. D denied liability in respect of the tank but admitted other allegations. However D alleged contributory negligence by R and a contribution towards damages from E. It was held that E was negligent in respect of the tank. D however were equally responsible but R were not contributorily negligent. R had also claimed damages in respect of loss of earnings for the company occupying the dye works while repairs were completed. However this was rejected as the dye works and R were separate le
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c14395 _d14395