Willis v Castelein - [1993] 3 NZLR 103

Contract — Sale of land — Sale of dwellinghouse — Renovated by vendors contrary to terms of building permit and extended without building permit — Whether duty of care owed by owner/vendor for defects of quality independently of contract — Whether failure to comply with terms of permit constituted latent defect.

Contract — Sale of land — Contractual obligations of vendor to notify purchaser of knowledge of local body requirements or outstanding requisitions — Whether endorsement on plan a "requirement" - Whether obligation to carry out work in conformity with bylaws an "obligation" or "requisition".

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether duty of care owed by owner/renovator to purchaser independently of contract for defects of quality.