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001			ABS42237
008			090401t1990 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u35586
041			_aeng
245			_aHussey and another v Eels and another
260			_c1990
350			_a0
490			_aWeekly Law Reports _v(1990) 2 WLR 234-246(7)
520			_aCA 30 October 1989. Plaintiffs, Mr and Mrs Hussey (H), purchased a bungalow from Mr and Mrs Eels (E) in February 1984. This was in reliance to answers to pre-contract inquiries which included the misrepresentation that the building had not been subject to subsidence . The cost of the work to stabilise the foundations was estimated at £17,000, which was beyond H`s means. Three applications for planning permission were made before consent was given to demolish the bungalow and construct two buildings on the site. In October 1986 H sold the site to a developer for £78,500. H brought an action against E claiming damages for negligent misrepresentation . The damages started at £3905, were later increased to £17,000. At the original hearing the judge found for H but did not award damages as he considered that H had been recompensed by sale of the site. H appealed. The CA found that since the sale of the site by H was not contiguous with the original purchase that H owed no duty to E to mit
650			_aMEASURE OF DAMAGES
650			_aMITIGATION PROPERTY SALES
650			_aVENDOR AND PURCHASER
690			_aPROPERTY LAW AND PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c23285 _d23285