Stevenson v Watson

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1878
Year1878
CourtDivisional Court

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11 cases
  • Arenson v Arenson
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 22 February 1973
    ...for negligence, see Gammel v. Ernst (1955) 72 M. W. 2nd 54. 36 (ii) A Professional Duty and not a Clerkly Duty. 37 In Stevenson v. Watson (1879) 4 C. P. D. at page 157 Lord Coleridge, Chief Justice, drew a distinction between a professional duty and a clerkly duty. If a professional mar was......
  • Sutcliffe v Thackrah
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 12 February 1974
    ...merely shows that if it were assumed or if it was properly found that he was then he would be entitled to immunity. 60 In Stevenson v. Watson L.R. 4 C.P.D. 148 the Defendant was the architect of the building owner under a contract made between the owner and the Plaintiff who was the contrac......
  • Pacific Associates Inc. v Baxter
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 December 1988
    ...between the architect and the contractor in circumstances akin to those prevailing in Sutcliffe v. Thackrah. In referring to Stevenson v. Watson (1879) 4 C.P.D. 148 the third case of the trilogy, however, Lord Salmon said this at page 763H:- 70 "Under the very special terms of the contract ......
  • Arenson v Arenson
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 11 November 1975
    ...v. Rose (1871) L.R. 7 C.P.32, (1872) L.R. 7 C.P.525; Tharsis Sulphur and Copper Co. Ltd. v. Loftus (1872) L.R. 8 C.P. 1; Stevenson v. Watson (1879) 4 C.P.D. 148; Chambers v. Goldthorpe [1901] 1 K.B. 624; Boynton v. Richardson's [1924] W.N. 262; Finnegan v. Allen [1943] K.B. 425) established......
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