Cases - Treml v Ernest W Gibson & Partners

Record details

Name

Treml v Ernest W Gibson & Partners

Date

(1984)

Citation

272 EG 68

Keywords

Negligence in valuations and surveys

Summary

The claimant house purchaser brought an action against the defendant surveyors, who had negligently failed to discover defects in the roof that led to the roof spreading and the front wall bulging. In addition to the normal measure of damages, the claimant was held entitled to recover the cost of temporary shoring works which were carried out on an emergency basis to render the property safe.