13 Feb 2023
GOODMAN-JONES v HUGHEY [2023] NZHC 180
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 180
- Court
- High Court
Plaintiffs failed to prove that the framing and cladding defects required removal and complete recladding or that the first or second defendants caused loss requiring such a remedy; PlaceMakers supplied framing in accordance with the quote (480 mm dwang centres) and that specification, together with construction tolerances and the Timspec system, met Building Code performance; builder was not negligent in failing to ensure 400 mm consented dwang spacing where plaintiffs had arranged supply and accepted the 480 mm specification; Council inspections were not shown to be negligent and a minor va…