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Forster v Outred and Co

[1982] 1 WLR 86
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1982
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

cause of action accrues when damage is suffered, not when breach occurs

Area of Law

Limitation

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