Lawsuit over the Villa Rorenfeld: Architect's Alleged Neuligence in Supervision not been built according to the plans and specifications, but that was because #0 many alterations were insisted upon. "Mr. "Arbuth< hot was paid Tls. 9,000 up to the time he left Te work, Witness did not accept responsibility for finishing the building after Sin
tractor. "He simply prepared an toft, vor did he become son-estimate and found the workmen. He sid he would complete the building for Tls. 11,030, but ho didn't complete it if. "He claimed that when he left the house was constructed according ions, save made by de-1 these altera thet had. to be. completed Schuhl—The specifications called for a concrete stairense. What is the starease—Wood.
And steel windows?—They are wood. Steel windows cost too mich mone Were there any: mirrors in the doors according ta specifications don't know The Tudge—T suppose there was nothing to prevent, an arrange: ment between the oivaer and the contractor to, snake altern Mr. Schuhl—Quite $0...
Witness said that he never had any transactions Tacks Ca. lings the bathrooms, ote. sent bint f He dos that 1092, demons. dant gave him Tis.
1,800 to pay this. woodwork' was posed to be seasoned, but could not say whether it was difficult to say, and archi-teets were not supposed to be able, to say whether wood was sea soned or not, He did not how were made, There in the contract stating Purdy. "must mot be an; thout the mission and, it was us lone that witness ston Arbuthnots con-money" advanced construction of the Wingro French) oatted for the defence, fle Introd the spe prepared bythe plainti and had inspected "the building.
Tnatend "of a. conerete staircase, here Was an inferior Wooden one, the windows were of wood instend steel nil there. were ug: mit= om in the doors except. in" the: hich it wast claimed "had not been nceounted for and Tle, 1, '00 damages, it being alleged the the wor Bd bow etd Piavotit said that he ha prac fined as an architect tu Shashi for It years. He war graduate Madrid military engineering college andi a certifente as are qualified architect. About three years og he was engaged defendant to design a how He drew up plans an tions. Mrs. Rosenfeld suggestions and alterations, Int defendant impressed pon" h that everything. must be as econo:
vas possible. Mr. Rosenfeld eventually accepted the cheapest several sent tract wan signed with Mr Avhuthnat. Witness visited the trock, frequently: davies If or 10 months. The first contractor only Worked for four months in 1931 and then he sublet the contract to Bin Kee, who, however, was able to. finish the building, cause the money wae insufficient, When the work had been stopped for several months, witness told defendant and his' son that wn-
Tess "something vere done the buildin i Be ruined." Wit the amount required approximate Houdoir. Tt wax very diMeutt to say what wood had been used, be-* cause it. had all' been painted China it wae rather difcalt to tell whether stood yas se0n0nci, Init one auld tell whether 1b wie Froe fran sup, Phe. hows wan not eonatraetod. wocorde ing to the specifientions and estimated "that. it. yontd oat anproginatly Ti 8 Dat it right. The glueing. wan Belgian and he thought some apanese ma stond of elled glass, as calle Rosenfeld said that take action who failed said that that finish Plainti would under total cost of con to phuintiff, api ness's. son. pti afterwards, wis Ins, 26.472. When the enetor threw up CMF agreed to complete the aged a niember of renters and other workmen put them d ts of for tuxterials, on witness's order. Witness eroplos an overseer for the work and rations with det day and us to the panels,
Pine and witness gave instruc lows and knots tions, for the necessary _altera-joux. Witness was claiming remuneration for hi penses, plans and had had. He had Tls. 850 of the amount of Gross-examined, witness said wooden house he most inferior odes case and wood lows. whilst the only mirrors were in' the boudoir doors ound these Mr. Rosenfeld. suid that by supplied himself, The woodwork was In these pa cording tes)
Mr. Julius Rosenfeld Dorated most of is father's ey one. He adde@ that when he took it over the house was nob completed and hie had to call in. another contractor to. finish it, thatis foe was tobe 5 por cent. Wi ress mentioned that whilst Fe. Admitted that the -houso hid the first work' was in' progrost
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