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LA Maison Property Services Ltd v Carib Engineering Corporation Ltd
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUDICATURE OF JAMAICA
IN COMMON LAW
SUIT NO. L-040 OF 2002
BETWEEN
A N D
LA MAISON PROPERTY
SERVICES LIMITED CLAIMANT
CARIB ENGINEERING
CORPORATION LIMITED DEFENDANT
Mr. Anthony Pearson instructed by Pearson and Company for Claimant
Mr. Garth McBean and Mrs. L. Dayes instructed by Dunn Cox for Defendant
C:
Heard: 17" December 2002 and 5th March, 2004
Hibbert, J
Carib Engineering Corporation Limited, desirous of selling its real property
situated at 82 Hope Road, Kingston 6 in the parish of Saint Andrew, in May 2000
commissioned La Maison Property Services Limited to do a valuation of the property.
After this was done La Maison submitted a valuation report and received payment.
To facilitate the sale, Carib Engineering in or about August or September, 2000
listed the property with several real estate agents including La Maison. Acting on this
no-exclusive listing, La Maison through its agents, erected "for sale" signs on the
property directing enquiries to the ofices of La Maison.
The chronology of events thereafter, according to the documents exhibited, is as
follows:
1. By letter dated 22nd June, 2000 La Maison informs Carib
Engineering that Jennifer and Lloyd Samuda had offered to