Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Bellgrove v Eldridge

[1954] HCA 36; (1954) 90 CLR 613

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1954

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Damages for defective building work are measured by the reasonable cost of rectifying the defects to produce conformity with the contract, provided rectification is both necessary and a reasonable course to adopt.

Area of Law

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