The court granted an order for specific performance of a covenant in a building contract. Romer LJ said that the first condition for specific enforcement of a building contract was that ‘the particulars of the work are so far definitely ascertained that the court can sufficiently see what is the exact nature of the work of which it is asked to order the performance’.
Judges:
Romer LJ
Citations:
[1901] 1 QB 515
Cited by:
Cited – Co-Operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores HL 21-May-1997
The tenants of a unit on a large shopping centre found the business losing money, and closed it in contravention of a ‘keep open’ clause in the lease. They now appealed from a mandatory injunction requiring them to keep the store open.
Held: . .
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Land, Construction
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.247893
