A Digest of Cases Relating to the Construction of Buildings: The Liability and Rights of Architects, Surveyors and Builders in Relation Thereto, with Notes [etc.] |
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A Digest of Cases Relating to the Construction of Buildings the Liability ... Edward Stanley Roscoe No preview available - 2017 |
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6th paragraph according aforesaid agent agreement alleged alterations amount approved arbitration archi architect authority Billericay bills of quantities builder building lease calendar months cent charge clause 18 completion condition contractor cost Court Court of Chancery Court of Equity covenants damages decision deducted default defendant denies dispute drawings and specification dwelling-houses and buildings employed entitled to receive erected estimate executed executors expense extra final balance final certificate granted heirs or assigns hereby demised hereinafter called house-owner houses land landlord lessee lessor liability London Builders main sewers materials measuring surveyor ment mentioned Metropolitan Building moiety notice paid paragraph the defendants parcel of ground parties payable payment performance person plaintiff plans and drawings pleted premises proprietor employer quantity surveyor re-entry reasonable referred repair respect sewers or drains statement of claim streets tect tenants tender term thereof tificate tion tractor yearly rent
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Page 37 - ... a man who orders a work to be executed from which in the natural course of things injurious consequences to his neighbour must be expected to arise, unless means are adopted by which such consequences may be prevented...
Page 18 - First, every such lease shall be made to take effect in possession at or within one year next after the making thereof...
Page 16 - ... it shall be lawful for such infant, or his guardian in the name of such infant, by the direction of the Court of Chancery, to be signified by an order to be made in a summary way upon the petition of such infant or his guardian, to make such lease of the land of such...
Page 93 - Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said party of the first part, his heirs, executors, or administrators, shall well and truly pay unto the said party of the second part...
Page 60 - March, 1875, but he did arrive in London on that day ; and, save as aforesaid, the plaintiff has always performed his said agreement, and was and is ready and willing to perform his part of the said agreement, of all which the defendant had notice, and all things were done and happened, and all conditions were fulfilled and all times elapsed necessary to entitle the plaintiff to a performance by the defendant of the said agreement and to maintain this action. Yet the defendant did not nor would receive...
Page 75 - ... or damaged by fire to the satisfaction of the surveyor for the time being of the said...
Page 18 - Court shall direct, where the Court shall be satisfied that it is the usual custom of the district and beneficial to the inheritance to grant such a lease for a longer term than the term herein-before specified in that behalf : Secondly.
Page 90 - And the said lessee doth hereby for himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns covenant with the said lessor that he...
Page 4 - I take it to be clear that any surreptitious dealing between one principal and the agent of the other principal, is a fraud on such other principal, cognizable in the court.
Page 29 - ... it is a principle very well established at common law, that no person can take advantage of the non-fulfilment of a condition the performance of which has been hindered by himself...