Smith v Land and House Property Corporation: CA 1885

Bowen LJ said: ‘if the facts are not equally known to both sides, then a statement of opinion by the one who knows the facts best involves very often a statement of material fact, for he impliedly states that he knows facts which justify his opinion’.

Judges:

Bowen LJ

Citations:

(1885) LR 28 Ch D 7

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedAvrora Fine Arts Investment Ltd v Christie, Manson and Woods Ltd ChD 27-Jul-2012
The claimants had bought a painting (Odalisque) through the defendant auctioneers. They now claimed that it had been misattributed to Kustodiev, and claimed in negligence and misrepresentation.
Held: Based on the connoisseurship evidence, the . .
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Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.463307