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If there wasat one time a supposed rule that the doctrine of Donoghue v. Stevenson did notapply to reality, there is no doubt under modern authority that a builder ofdefective premises may be liable in negligence to persons who thereby sufferinjury. . By clicking on this tab, you are expressly stating that you were one of the attorneys appearing in this matter. Upon reflection Ido not adhere to that view. It is sufficient to say that a cause of actionarises at the point I have indicated. It could e.g. I was at one time attracted by the simple proposition that the case of EastSuffolk Rivers Catchment Board v. Kent [1941] AC 74 afforded a sufficientshield for the appellant authority, even upon the assumption that there wasan inspection of the foundations which was so carelessly conducted that itfailed to reveal that the proposed depth was only 2' 6" below ground level(which we are to assume was and should have been known to be inadequateto cope with swelling or shrinkage of the sub-soil) and not 3' (which we areto assume would have been adequate for that purpose). which was hopelessly inadequateand which resulted in the respondent's land being flooded for much longerthan it need have been. In the Dorset Yacht Co. case the officers may (on the assumedfacts) have acted outside any discretion delegated to them and having dis-regarded their instructions as to the precautions which they should take toprevent the trainees from escaping (see per Lord Diplock, I.c. The standard of care mustbe related to the duty to be performed—namely to ensure compliance withthe byelaws. There is,however, nothing in the Act of 1936 nor in the byelaws which explicitly provideshow the council shall exercise these powers. In these circumstances I take the questions in this appeal to be: 1. deep instead of 3 ft. or deeper (as pleaded). ATTORNEY(S) ACTS. A strong recommendation was made for theLegislature to remedy this injustice and that recommendation was acceptedand carried into effect by the Limitation Act 1963: but that Act was confinedto actions for damages for personal injury. Gorringe v Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council [2004] 1 WLR 1057; [2004] UKHL 15. It will be for the tenants, with the help of interrogatories,discovery of documents and a search for fresh witnesses to establish, on abalance of probabilities, that such an inspection did take place. There may be adiscretionary element in its exercise—discretionary as to the time and mannerof inspection, and the techniques to be used. login to your account, Made with favorite_border by Webstroke- © All rights reserved, A v Roman Catholic Diocese of Wellington [2008, New Zealand], A v Secretary of State for Home Affairs (No. So to base it would be to neglect anessential factor which is that the local authority is a public body, dischargingfunctions under statute: its powers and duties are definable in terms of publicnot private law. In Bagot v. Stevens Scanlan & Co. Ltd.[1966] 1 Q.B. 69/75. Sign in to your account. Part II of the Act isheaded " Sanitation and Buildings " and contains provisions in the interestof the safety and health of occupiers of dwelling houses and other buildingssuch as provisions about sewage, drains and sanitary conveniences. cit. 197, 203, Diplock L.J. During the course of argument it was suggested on behalf of the councilthat if it were held to owe any duty to use reasonable care in carrying out aninspection of foundations and could therefore be liable in damages for anysuch inspections carried out negligently, it might well resolve to make no suchinspections at all. Anns v Merton 1977 This case could mark the English courts as willing to accept claims for pure economic loss in negligence of the high points. a duty, if any inspection was made, to take reasonable care tosee that the byelaws were complied with (as held in Dutton'scase). Cracks appeared in the walls and Ps sued R for negligence, after R failed to carry out any inspection of the building. change. Email this Article ... Anns v merton london borough council 373, 376. I would hold that the council was under no obligation to exercise itspower to inspect the foundations before or after the building now occupiedby the plaintiffs was constructed, but that if it did exercise such powers ofinspection before the building was constructed, it was under a legal duty tothe plaintiffs to use reasonable care and skill in making the inspection. and the cost of underpinning the building and making it stable and safe wouldbe recoverable from the defendants. Lord Denning,M.R. The owners of the block and also thebuilders were the first defendants, Walcroft Property Company Ltd.: afterits completion in 1962 they granted long leases of the maisonettes: the fifthand sixth plaintiffs (O'Shea) are original lessees, having acquired their lease in1962; the other plaintiffs acquired their leases by assignment at dates in 1967and 1968. Precisely the same point was raised in Dutton v. Bognor RegisU.D.C. Nor was there any likelihood that any survey on behalf ofthe original tenants or their assignees would include an inspection of thefoundations since they would be concealed by the building. The House of Lords held that the defendant did owe a … This immediately raisesthe important question. The immunity ofa landlord who sells or lets his house which is dangerous or unfit for habitationis deeply entrenched in our law. I should perhaps add a word about the damages to which the plaintiffswould in my view be entitled should they succeed in the action. The defendant Council was responsible for inspecting the foundations during the construction of the flats. It is no accident that the Act is drafted in terms of functions andpowers rather than in terms of positive duty. In-text: (Anns v Merton, [1978]) It will require qualification in new circum-" stances. Whilst it allowed the liberal expansion of the law, and encouraged the thorough consideration of policy factors in a judgement, it was too generous and created confusion. in Button v. Bognor Regis U.D.C. The cases linked on your profile facilitate Casemine's artificial intelligence engine in recommending you to potential clients who might be interested in availing your services for similar matters. This being a preliminary point of law, as was the argument on limitation,it has to be decided on the assumption that the facts are as pleaded. (C.A.) Cases & Articles Tagged Under: Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1977] UKHL 4 | Page 1 of 1. or occupiers of any such houses as regards inspection during thebuilding process. Here, at the time the council elected to inspect thefoundations in the exercise of its statutory powers, no damage had occurrednor could thereafter have occurred if the building inspector had noticed theinadequacy of the foundations. Secondly,although the case was decided in 1941, only one of their Lordships consideredit in relation to a duty of care at common law. I doubt however whetherthis would confer a right on any individual to sue the council for damages inrespect of its failure to have carried out an inspection. I agree with it, and I wouldtherefore dismiss the appeal. The Tort Law Review update: Vol 24 Pt 1. Anns and others v London Borough of Merton. I would order the council to pay the costs of and incidental to this appeal. Back to list Add to My Bookmarks Export citation. The flats suffered from structural defects due to inadequate foundations which were 2ft 6in deep instead of 3ft deep as required. Indeed it may well be that full recognition of the impactof Donog/nie v. Stevenson in the latter sphere only came with the decision ofthis House in Dorset Yacht Co. Ltd. v. Home Office [1970] AC 1004. But this duty, heavily operationalthough it may be, is still a duty arising under the statute. Lord Romer, however, observed at p. 97, "... it has been laid down time and again that, in exercising a power which" has been conferred upon it, a statutory authority is under an obligation" not thereby (i.e., by the exercise of the power) to inflict upon others any" damage that may be avoided by reasonable care.". at p. 455—a most lucid passagewhich has been explained so often that I fear its true meaning is in some dangerof being explained away. I have had the privilege of reading in draft the speech delivered by mynoble and learned friend on the Woolsack. These plans were approved on 8th February1962. . The period of limi-" tation (six years) then began to run." I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech of my noble andlearned friend Lord Wilberforce. What period of limitation applies to claims by such owners or occupiers. said at page 468 " Now it is at present well established" English law that, in the absence of express contract, a landlord of an" unfurnished house is not liable to his tenant, or a vendor of real estate to" his purchaser, for defects in the house or land rendering it dangerous or" unfit for occupation, even if he has constructed the defects himself or is. " necessary to bring the work into conformity with the byelaws. Before confirming, please ensure that you have thoroughly read and verified the judgment. One of the particular matters within the area of localauthority supervision is the foundations of buildings—clearly a matter ofvital importance, particularly because this part of the building comes to becovered up as building proceeds. If it could be proved that the building suffered damage prior to 22ndFebruary 1966 which endangers the safety of its occupants or visitors Mrs.O'Shea's claim would be statute barred. 2) [2001], R v Higher Education Funding Council, ex p Institute of Dental Surgery [1994], R v Hillingdon London Borough Council, ex p Royco Homes [1974], R v Home Secretary ex parte Fire Brigades’ Union [1995], R v Hull Board of Visitors, ex p St Germain (No .1) [1979], R v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex p MFK Underwriting Agents [1990], R v Inland Revenue Commissioners, ex p National Federation of Self-Employed [1982], R v Inspectorate of Pollution, ex p Greenpeace (No. 569; and (I citethese merely as illustrations, without discussion) cases about " economic loss "where, a duty having been held to exist, the nature of the recoverable damageswas limited. Thomas Merton citations Découvrez les citations de Thomas Merton parmi des milliers de citations célèbres, proverbes, maximes, dictons, phrases connues. Anns v Merton 1977 & Murphy v Brentwood DC 1990 Anns v Merton 1977 & Murphy v Brentwood DC 1990 Anns v Merton 1977 & Murphy v Brentwood DC 1990 1. Important Paras. Facts. No question arises directly at this stage as to the damageswhich the plaintiffs can recover and no doubt there will be issues atthe trial as to causation and quantum which we cannot anticipate.But it will be necessary to give some general consideration to the kindof damages to which, if they succeed, the plaintiffs may become en-titled. Once you create your profile, you will be able to: Claim the judgments where you have appeared by linking them directly to your profile and maintain a record of your body of work. Section 64 deals in a mandatory form with thepassing or rejection of deposited plans. To summarise the statutory position. The availability of a duty of care in negligence. Other illustrations are given. We are not concerned at this stage with any issue relating toremedial action nor are we called upon to decide upon what the measure ofthe damages should be; such questions, possibly very difficult in some cases,will be for the court to decide. It is not to be treated as if it" were a statutory definition. If it did, this would, in myview, amount to an improper exercise of discretion which, I am inclined tothink, might be corrected by certlorari or mandamus. It has, however,been decided in Gallacher v. N. McDowell Ltd. [1961] N.I. Byelaw 2 imposes an obligation upon a person who erects any building tocomply with the requirements of the byelaws. 6 of 1980) [1981] A-G Reference (No. This paper therefore seeks to demonstrate that the propositions laid down by Lord Wilberforce in Anns were entirely correct and workable and that all the subsequent formulations (in the main, those emanating from the House of Lords) effectively - and simply restate the Anns formulation. I recognize thatit may not be practical to inspect the foundations of every new building.This, however, is no excuse for a negligent inspection of such foundations asare inspected. This point has however little bearing on this appeal because the corres-pondence makes it plain that the council had certainly not decided againstexercising its statutory powers of inspection. Passing then to the duty as regards inspection, if made. Creating your profile on CaseMine allows you to build your network with fellow lawyers and prospective clients. It was said to be a decision on causation: I thinkthat this is true of at least two of their Lordships (Viscount Simon and LordThankerton). Anns v Merton London Borough Council [1978] Anthony v The Coal Authority [2005] Anton’s Trawling Co v Smith [2003, New Zealand] Antoniades v Villiers [1990] Apple Corps v Apple Computers [2004] Appleby v Myers [1867] Arcos Ltd v Ronaasen [1933] Armstrong v Stokes (1872) This case overruled Anns v Merton and followed the 3-part test. Anns v Merton. The first defendants did not put in any defence but undertook to carry outcertain work. Gallagher's caseexpressly leaves open the question whether the immunity against action ofbuilder owners, established by older authorities (e.g. Nor they did, and I daresay they never even knew about it. These factors are then. Hilbery J. who tried the case held the Board liable for the damagecaused by the extended flooding and his decision was upheld by a majority ofthe Court of Appeal. By Journal Alerts on May 9, 2016. Stevenson. If they do not exercise their discretion in this way they can be challenged in thecourts. PLAY. If the defendant council was under any such duty as alleged, and com-. On principle theremust surely be a duty to exercise reasonable care. In the case of Cooke v. Request a free trial. By section 65, if anywork to which building byelaws are applicable contravenes any byelaw, theauthority may require the owner to pull down the work, or, if he so elects,to effect such alteration as may be necessary to make it comply with thebyelaws. Anns v Merton London Borough Council Date [1977]; [1978] Citation AC 728; 2 5, All ER 492WLR 1024, 75 LGR 55 Legislation. This case was overruled by Murphy v Brentwood DC [1991]. 858, Lord Denning, M.R. The Public Health Act 1936 and the building byelaws made under it conferample powers on the council for the purpose, amongst other things, of enablingit to protect the health and safety of the public in its locality against what ispopularly known as jerry-building. These are the sources and citations used to research Overrules Anns v merton. To the extent that. I cannot, however, accept the propositionthat a contractor who has negligently built a dangerous house can escapeliability to pay damages for negligence to anyone who e.g. The one fact which is at present unknown and which may be of vitalimportance at the trial is whether or not the foundations of the block ofmaisonettes in question were ever examined by the council through one of itsbuilding inspectors prior to their being covered up. Lord Thankerton undoubtedly based his decisionon that ground alone. I would hold that in each case he would be liable topay damages for negligence. AccordinglyI also would dismiss this appeal. 2) [2005] A-G of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd [2009] A-G Reference (No. My noble and learned friend points out that the acceptedprinciples which are applicable to powers conferred by a private Act ofParliament, as laid down in Geddis v. Proprietors of Bann Reservoirs, cannotautomatically be applied to public statutes which confer a large measure ofdiscretion upon public authorities. However before the appeal to this House came on, the second defendants(the council) presented a petition, asking for leave to argue the questionwhether the council was under any duty of care to the plaintiffs at all. This, in my view, is left to thecouncil's discretion—but I do not think that this is an absolute discretion.It is a discretion which must be responsibly exercised. said on this topic in Duttons case: " The distinction between" chattels and real property is quite unsustainable [in relation to the principles" laid down in Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] AC 562]. Rather the question has to be approached in two stages. Chancery Chancery Division and appeals therefrom in the Court of Appeal: Ch: Gilford Motor Co Ltd v Horne [1933] Ch 935. inSparham-Souter v. Town and Country Developments (Essex) Ltd. [1976] 1 Q.B.858 decided that the cause of action did not accrue before a person capable ofsuing discovered, or ought to have discovered, the damage. acquired the house, upon the principle of Donoghue v. Stevenson: the samerules should apply to all careless acts of a builder: whether he happens alsoto own the land or not. The majority in the Court of Appeal came to the opposite conclusion, finding that the duty of care owed by the appellant courier to the respondent was akin to that established by the House of Lords in Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728. Enter query below and click "search" or go for advanced search. So would the costs of rectifying anydamage to the individual maisonettes and the reasonable expense incurred byany of the plaintiffs should it be necessary for them to find alternativeaccommodation whilst any of the structural repairs were being carried out. In my respectful opinionthe Court of Appeal was right when, in Sparham-Souter's case it abjured theview that the cause of action arose immediately upon delivery, i.e., conveyanceof the defective house. 373 and was answered in the affirmative. Most, indeed probably all, statutes relating to public authorities or publicbodies, contain in them a large area of policy. byelaw) dutyto notify the local authority before covering up the foundations: the localauthority has at this stage the right to inspect and to insist on any correction. Viscount Simon L.C. Undoubtedlyit lays out a wide area of policy. What were the facts of each case? He had bought the house from its builders. Anns v Merton London Borough Council; Court: House of Lords: Full case name: Anns and others v London Borough of Merton: Decided: May 12, 1977 () Citation(s) [1977] UKHL 4 [1978] AC 728 [1977] 2 All ER 492 [1977] 2 WLR 1024: Case history; Prior action(s) Judgment for defendant at first hearing on the basis that the plaintiffs were statute barred. Anns v Merton 1977 This case could mark the English courts as willing to accept claims for pure economic loss in negligence of the high points. Did the inspector, acting on behalf of the council,owe a duty to future tenants to use reasonable care and skill in order to discoverwhether the foundations conformed with the approved plans and with thebyelaws. correct legal basis for the decision must be taken to be that establishedby your Lordships in this appeal. It seems to me to be a fair inference thatprobably he must have indicated to the builder by word or gesture that heapproved them. The builders in fact constructed the foundations to a depth of only 2' 6"below ground level. Iexpress no opinion as to what the measure of damages should be, if it provedimpossible to make the structure safe. 4 of 1980) [1981] A-G Reference (No. Section: Legal Case Document Next: Watson and another v Croft Promosport Ltd Previous: Van Colle and another v Chief Constable of Her... Have you read this? The plans showed the base walls and concrete stripfoundations of the block and stated, in relation to the depth from groundlevel to the underside of the concrete foundations, " 3' " or deeper to theapproval " of local authority ". At the time of the inspection it was, of course, readilyforeseeable that if the inspection was carelessly carried out future tenants orassignees would suffer damage but their identity was, of course, then unknown,just as the identity of the plaintiff in Davie v. New Merton Board Mills Ltd. [1959]A.C. 604 was unknown to the defendants at the time when they negligentlymanufactured a defective tool seven years before a part of it broke off andflew into the plaintiff's eye. In Anns v Merton LBC, the defendant Council was held to owe a duty to take reasonable care when reviewing the foundations of buildings under construction.They were held liable for the ‘inherent defect’ of the property itself. Anns v Merton was not very significant to the development of the law of Duty of Care. Contact us. But some conclusions are necessary if we areto deal with the issue as to limitation. As to two. Get 2 points on providing a valid reason for the above Citation Guides; create an account; Not logged in. This does not make any sense. It is irrelevant to the existence of this duty of care whether what iscreated by the statute is a duty or a power: the duty of care may exist incither case. The inspection should haverevealed that this block of maisonettes was about to be erected on insecurefoundations, that is to say, foundations which failed to comply with theapproved plans and the byelaws, and that therefore there was a serious riskthat within a decade the whole structure would suffer damage and mightindeed collapse. 1027 said:—, " Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] AC 562 may be regarded as a mile-" stone, and the well-known passage in Lord Atkin's speech should I think" be regarded as a statement of principle. Cas. Citation(s) [1991] UKHL 2 [1991] 1 AC 398 [1990] 2 All ER 908; Transcript(s) House of Lords transcript: Court membership; Judges sitting: Lord Mackay, the Lord Chancellor; Lord Keith; Lord Bridge; Lord Brandon; Lord Ackner; Lord Oliver; Lord Jauncey; This case overturned a previous ruling. Anns v Merton London Borough Council This information is only available to paying isurv subscribers. I respectfully agree with and adopt that passage in Lord Reid's speechwhich, to my mind, is just as apt in the instant case as it was in the DorsetYacht Ltd. Co. case. The fact that the inspection was being carried outunder a statutory power does not exclude the common law duty of thosecarrying it out to use reasonable care and skill—for it cannot in any waydiminish the obvious proximity between the inspectors and the prospectivetenants and their assignees. A right of action can only be conferred upon an owner,or occupier, who is such when the damage occurs (see below). Citation. We are concerned particularly with thesafeguards relating to building foundations; these foundations are clearlyof the greatest importance because the stability of the building depends uponthem and they are covered up at a very early stage. This duty exists whether a person is performing a public" duty, or merely exercising a power which he possesses either under statutory" authority or in pursuance of his ordinary rights as a citizen. Many statutes, also prescribe or at least presuppose thepractical execution of policy decisions: a convenient description of this is tosay that in addition to the area of policy or discretion, there is an operationalarea. Secondly, if the first question is answered affirmatively,it is necessary to consider whether there are any considerations which oughtto negative, or to reduce or limit the scope of the duty or the class of personto whom it is owed or the damages to which a breach of it may give rise (seeDorset Yacht case, loc. In case of any confusion, feel free to reach out to us.Leave your message here. Anns v Merton 1978 - HL. Lord Porter also referred to the celebrated passage in the speech of LordBlackburn in the Geddis case—see 3 App. Local authority inspected and negligently approved defective foundations. Judgement for the case Anns v Merton LBC. To access this resource, sign up for a free no-obligation trial today. I now propose to examine the second hypothesis, namely thatan inspection of the foundations before they were covered up was carried out. mitted a breach of it, resulting in damage, at what date the cause ofaction of the plaintiffs arose for the purposes of the Limitation Act1939. However, if any work though infringing the byelaws, is in accord-ance with approved plans, removal or alteration may only be ordered by acourt which then has power to order the authority to compensate the owner. falls through ashoddily constructed floor and is seriously injured, just because the contractorhappens to have been the owner of the land upon which the house stands.If a similar accident had happened next door in a house which the contractorhad also negligently built on someone else's land, he would not be immune fromliability. It need cause no surprise thatthis was Lord Atkin. The statutory provisions in that case were contained in the Land DrainageAct 1930 and were in the form of a power to repair drainage works includingwalls or banks. If so, a prima facie duty of care exists, Are there any considerations which could negative, reduce or limit the scope of liability. This disposes ofthe possible objection that an endless, indeterminate class of potential plaintiffsmay be called into existence. Thecategories of negligence as Lord Macmillan said, are never closed and there arenow a great many of them. Lord Diplock in his speech gives this topic extended considerationwith a view to relating the officers' responsibility under public law to theirliability in damages to members of the public under private, civil law. There can, I think, be no doubtbut that the building inspector failed to use reasonable care and skill becausethe underside of the concrete foundations was only 2' 6" below ground level,whereas the plans delivered to the Council showed the foundations as being3 feet below ground level or deeper if required. He thereforeconcluded that in Higgins v. Arfon Council and in the instant case, it had beenwrongly decided that the action was statute barred, and as I read their judgmentsRoskill and Geoffrey Lane, L.JJ.
Lord Wilberforce noted that the builder was required to notify the local authority before covering up the foundations so that the local authority had the right to inspect and to insist on correction. Anns v Merton London Borough Council; Court: House of Lords: Full case name: Anns and others v London Borough of Merton: Decided: May 12, 1977 () Citation(s) [1977] UKHL 4 [1978] AC 728 [1977] 2 All ER 492 [1977] 2 WLR 1024: Case history; Prior action(s) Judgment for defendant at first hearing on the basis that the plaintiffs were statute barred. of duty if it were proved that its inspector, having assumed the dutyof inspecting the foundations, and acting otherwise thanin the bona fideexercise of any discretion under the statute, did not exercise reasonablecare to ensure that the byelaws applicable to the foundations werecomplied with; 5. that on the facts as pleaded none of the actions are barred by the. 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