DUTTON v. BOGNOR REGIS UNITED BUILDING COMPANY LTD. AND BOGNOR REGIS URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

[1972] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 227

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Denning, M.R., Lord Justice Sachs and Lord Justice Stamp

Negligence - Duty of care - House built by builder with faulty foundations - Foundations passed as fit by local authority's inspector - Subsidence of house - Whether duty of care owed to purchaser by inspector and local authority - Public Health Act, 1936 - Bognor Regis Urban District Council By-Laws, by-law 18.