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001			ABS40524
008			090401t1989 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u24508
041			_aeng
245			_aMiro Properties Ltd v J Trevor & Sons
260			_c1989
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1989) 08 EG 125-131(4)
520			_aQBD 6 July 1988. Action by company (M) against surveyors (T) claiming damages for alleged negligence in relation to a structural survey of a flat purchased by M. T admitted that the survey had not been carried out in accordance with the standard required by the law. Three points remained at issue:- 1) whether any cause of action vested in M, which was not incorporated when it received assurance by telephone and telex that the flat was in good condition with no structural defects ; subsequently defects were discovered in the brickwork; 2) whether M relied upon either of these initial reports and 3) if the previous two defences failed, what was the proper sum to be awarded as damages. T claimed M had no cause of action since the company did not exist when the reports had been made. The judge rejected this argument; he held that the reports had been made to M`s solicitor so that he could pass them to M, both as individuals and as agents for the company when it came into existence. The s
650			_aRICS HOMEBUYER SURVEY AND VALUATION
650			_aLIABILITY
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aPERRY V SIDNEY PHILLIPS AND SON
650			_aPHILIPS V WARD
650			_aSURVEY REPORT
650			_aSURVEYORS
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c16436 _d16436