The Archive · 1922

A Building Dispute

Action over French Concession House An action for damages arising out of the building of a house in the French Concession was begun at H. M. Supreme Court on Wednesday he} before his Honour Judge Grain, the plaintiff being L.E.B. Freeman and the defendants Messrs.

Cumine Milne, architects.

The plaintiff's claim is for Tls 6,100 damages for injury caused by the defendants' negligence as architects of the plaintiff in the building of a house on French cadastral lot No. 12,048, situate in Route de Say Zoong, particulars of damage alleged being:

Loss of rent for 12 months, at Tls. 25 por month, Tls. 3,000; cost atter being settled with-lof pulling down parts of the present building and removing and re-erecting according to plans, Tls. 2,000; loss occasioned by the use of

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