A CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY.
(Pep. Untied Pbess Association.) i _ INVEECARGILL, March 15. A judgment of importance to contractors was 'given by Mr Riddell, S.M., to-day. Plaintiff, who acted as contractor and architect, agreed to completo a shop for £580, there being; no provision for extras. These ran into £391, of which the defendant had paid £214, but disclaimed liability for tho balance. The magistrate held that the law did not allow a contractor to escape liability on tbo ground that ho had failed to comprehend tho specifications. Plaintiff was nonsuited. Leave to appeal was granted,
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 5
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94A CONTRACTOR'S LIABILITY. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13543, 16 March 1906, Page 5
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