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You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom House of Lords Decisions >> Dr Thomas Hay, Edinburgh v. James Scott and John Reid, Merchants, Leith, and Robert Burn, Architect, Trustees of Robert Inglis, Builder [1816] UKHL 6_Paton_145 (21 February 1816) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1816/6_Paton_145.html Cite as: [1816] UKHL 6_Paton_145 |
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(1816) 6 Paton 145
CASES DECIDED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, UPON APPEAL FROM THE COURTS OF SCOTLAND.
No. 32
Page: 146↓
House of Lords,
Subject_Building Contract — Extra Charges —
Circumstances in which in a building contract, extra charges were sustained.
This was an action raised by the trustees on Inglis' bankrupt estate for £1612 due to the bankrupt, under a building contract with the appellant, whereby Inglis built him several houses in Blair Street, Edinburgh.
The question turned upon the particular facts; and, inter alia, the amount of extra charges made, in which, after having allowed a proof, the Court finally decerned against the appellant for £769.
He took these interlocutors by appeal to the House of Lords, and that House affirmed the judgment of the Court below, with £100 costs.
Counsel: For the Appellant,
Wm. Adam,
Fra. Horner,
Andrew Rutherfurd.
For the Respondents,
Sir Saml. Romilly,
John Tawse.