The defendant, in repairing their roof had removed a ridge on their neighbour’s property roof. The neighbour had claimed as damages the cost of re-roofing their entire roof. The judge had been unable to see any loss or quantify any damages.
Held: The plaintiff’s were entitled to the cost of re-instating the ridge only.
Citations:
[1998] EWCA Civ 894
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Torts – Other
Updated: 16 September 2022; Ref: scu.144373