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008			090401t1994 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u31693
041			_aeng
245			_aMatto v Rodney Broom Associates
260			_c1994
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1994) 41 EG 152-158(7)
520			_aCA 8 March 1994. Having been warned by the building society surveyor that there was risk of settlement on a house he wished to buy, M instructed the defendant to determine its stability. R reported favourably and M bought the house. Later another expert, G, foresaw further subsidence and recommended underpinning. M sought damages equal to the difference in value of the house in sound and unstable condition, but was granted £2 only on the grounds that though R was held negligent, no underpinning was required. M appealed and the judge concluded M was entitled to seek underpinning. Appeal allowed and £18,000 granted.
650			_aFORESEEABILITY
650			_aMATTO V RODNEY BROOM ASSOCIATES
650			_aMEASURE OF DAMAGES
650			_aMOVEMENT
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aSTRUCTURAL STABILITY
650			_aSTRUCTURAL SURVEYS
650			_aSURVEYORS
650			_aUNDERPINNING
690			_aBUILDING SURVEYING-CASE LAW
690			_aHOUSING-CASE LAW
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c21275 _d21275