Hearings
England & Wales
08 Nov 1977 [1978] QB 554; [1978] 2 WLR 500; [1978] 2 All ER 445, CA
Batty v Metropolitan Property Realisations Ltd
Subject Matter
NEGLIGENCE — Duty of care to whom? — Building site — Developers and builders inspecting land before building house — Defects in surrounding land indicating possibility of landslide — House properly constructed — Landslide damaging garden — Future landslide likely to damage house — Whether house fit for habitation — Whether cause of action against builder — Duty of developers and builders to inspect land
[1978] QB 554; [1978] 2 WLR 500
NEGLIGENCE — Tort or breach of contract — Property developer — House purchasers claiming damages for breach of warranty and negligence — Whether entitled to have judgment entered in tort as well as contract