3 Jul 2008
ALTIMARLOCH JOINT VENTURE LIMITED V MOORHOUSE AND ANOR HC BLE CIV-2005-406-000091
- Citation
- openlaw-aa9bb8e0_3843_4017_8af6_6ed17487fee4.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Court found defendants liable: Moorhouses liable for misrepresentations made by their agents (Bayleys and GW) inducing purchaser; MDC owed a duty under s44A LGOIMA to take care in issuing a LIM and breached it by failing to record transfer of half the A permit; plaintiff did not cause or contribute to its loss; damages to be quantified with liability apportioned 66% to Moorhouses and 34% to MDC; Moorhouses recover against third parties Bayleys and GW with apportionment 80% Bayleys and 20% GW.