Can structural defects be considered a fundamental breach of contract?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Franks v Wade, 2011 SKPC 45 (CanLII):
The plaintiff argues that structural defects can be considered a fundamental breach of contract, relying on a statement made by the trial judge in Nicholson v. Pham, 2007 SKPC 72.
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