Cases - Charnock v Liverpool Corp

Record details

Name

Charnock v Liverpool Corp

Date

(1968); [1968]

Citation

3 AII ER 473; 1 WLR 1498 at 1507, CA

Legislation

Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

Keywords

Construction claim - reasonable time - test for determining reasonable time - whether objective or subjective

Summary

The concept of 'reasonable time' emerged in the context of repairs to a motor vehicle following an accident. The repairs took some 8 weeks, whereas a competent mechanic could have carried out the same in 5 weeks. The owner of the vehicle brought an action against the garage for the cost of car hire for the extended repair period of three weeks. The Court of Appeal held that 5 weeks was a reasonable time for repair, and permitted the relief sought.