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001			ABS41741
008			090401t1989 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u32175
041			_aeng
245			_aGibbs and Another v Arnold Son and Hockley
260			_c1989
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(1989) 45 EG 156-163(4)
520			_aQBD 12 May 1989 Action by Mr and Mrs Gibbs (G) against a firm of chartered surveyors , valuers and estate agents (A), alleging negligence in a mortgage valuation report carried out by A in respect of an end-terrace Victorian house . Despite advice from their building society, G decided not to have a full structural survey and relied on A`s valuation report which had drawn attention to various defects in the property. In the course of carrying out certain works G`s builders encountered problems with a chimney stack and an engineer was called in. He produced a formidable list of defects and recommendations which prompted a claim for negligence against A. The issue before the judge was whether the defects described in the engineer`s report existed at the date of A`s inspection and if so, whether they should have been discovered by A. After detailed examination of all the evidence the judge came to the conclusion that the case against A had not been substantiated; their liability had not
650			_aSURVEYORS
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c21593 _d21593