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001			WB3402-30
008			090401t1997 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u83118
041			_aeng
245			_aSurveyors negligence
260			_c1997
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette Case Summaries _v(1997) EGCS 185, (1)
520			_a"Sansom and another v Metcalf Hambleton & Co" CA 17 December 1997. S and M the owners instructed surveyors (H) to survey property built on steep slope. A retaining wall supported vertical cliff after excavation of car parking space. Steps led to a `wing` wall, which was not part of the retaining wall. A crack appeared in the `wing` wall. S claimed for diminution in value against H. Expert evidence from structural engineer. H`s appeal, that the judge erred in relying on the evidence of a structural engineer as to what a reasonably skilled chartered surveyor should have done, allowed.
650			_aADMISSIBILITY
650			_aABOUT RICS-RICS MEMBERS
650			_aCOMPETENCE
650			_aEXPERT EVIDENCE
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aRETAINING WALLS
650			_aSANSOM AND ANOTHER V METCALF HAMBLETON AND CO
650			_aSTANDARD OF CARE
650			_aSTRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
650			_aSURVEYORS
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c15/01/1998
999			_c52501 _d52501