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008			090401t1992 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u63319
041			_aeng
245			_aHunter v J & E Shepherd
260			_c1992
350			_a0
490			_aScots Law Times _v(1992) SLT 1095-1097(3)
520			_aOuter House 28 March 1991. An action by H against S, a firm of chartered surveyors, for damages following on a report made by S at the time that H were purchasing a dwelling house and adjoining shop premises. The action was based on the alleged failure of S to observe and report on various defects. There was a dispute between the parties as to whether the report instructed had been a full survey or a valuation for loan purposes. It was accepted that the general rule is that the proper measure of damages is the difference between the price paid and the market price the premises would fetch on the basis of their actual condition. The damages claimed included the cost of alternative accommodation and board and lodging for the purchasers children whilst defects were being remedied. Held that the assessment of damages was not governed by a single rule of the sort contended for; and proof before answer allowed.
650			_aALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION
650			_aCOSTS
650			_aDAMAGES
650			_aMEASURE OF DAMAGES
650			_aMORTGAGE VALUATION
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aSCOTLAND
650			_aSTRUCTURAL SURVEY
650			_aSURVEYORS
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c39372 _d39372