The defendants installed a security gate. The plaintiff, a subsequent purchaser of the property claimed damages when the property was burgled and a defect in the security gate was revealed.
Held: The defendant owed a duty of to the subsequent owner, and the limitation began when the defect came to light on the burglary.
Judges:
Hodgson J
Citations:
[1983] CLY 2215, [1983] 2 All ER 833
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Considered – D W Moore and Co Ltd v Ferrier CA 1988
The company took in a new director and shareholder, and relied upon their solicitors to draft a covenant to restrain him competing within a set time of leaving the company. The covenant turned out to be ineffective. The defendant solicitors replied . .
Cited – Dayani v London Borough of Bromley TCC 25-Nov-1999
LA Tenant liable for permissive waste
The local authority was tenant of properties which it sub-licensed to homeless persons for three years was liable for having allowed the properties to deteriorate. It was claimed that they were liable for permissive waste as tenants for a fixed . .
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Limitation
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.196946