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001			ABS37681
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035			_a(Sirsi) u6131
041			_aeng
245			_aCurran and another v Northern Ireland Co-ownership Housing Association Ltd and others (Stewart, third party)
260			_c1987
300			_a(See also WB2315-12)
350			_a0
490			_aAll England Law Reports _v(1987) 2 All ER 13-20(8)
520			_aHL 8 April 1987. An appeal by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive from a decision in the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland, on the issue of whether the executive owed a duty of care . The plaintiffs` predecessor in title built an extension to a house with the aid of an improvement grant from the executive. Under the Housing (NI) Order 1976 the executive had to be satisfied that such a dwelling reached certain standards and the work done was to the "satisfaction of the executive". On purchase the plaintiffs found the extension had not been built properly and needed complete rebuilding. The plaintiffs brought an action against the executive on the grounds that they had been negligent in causing or permitting the extension to be constructed defectively. On a trial of the preliminary issues, the judge dismissed the executive from the action, but the CA held that the facts, if proved, could give rise to a duty of care. The executive appealed to the House of Lords. It was held that th
650			_aLOCAL AUTHORITY
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
690			_aBUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c3681 _d3681