12 Oct 2001
NILS E. THOMSEN AND ANOTHER v. JOHNSON BURGLAR ALARMS CO. LTD.
- Citation
- NILS E. THOMSEN AND ANOTHER v. JOHNSON BURGLAR ALARMS CO. LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA11674/1998
The defendant breached its duty by bypassing Zone 3 without adequately informing the plaintiffs or arranging prompt follow-up repair; the ambiguous or absent service certificate and the technician's failure to ensure comprehension meant the duty to inform was not discharged; causation established because plaintiffs would have had the defect remedied and the burglary would likely have been prevented; plaintiffs were not contributorily negligent; judgment on liability entered for plaintiffs and damages to be assessed.