Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Was it worth it? Couple ordered to pay £150,000 legal fees after losing legal battle over garden wall | Mail Online

Was it worth it? Couple ordered to pay £150,000 legal fees after losing legal battle over garden wall | Mail Online

A couple have been hit with a £150,000 legal bill after a 10-year battle with neighbours over a garden wall.
Godfrey and Sandra Stanley, from Mistley, near Manningtree, in Essex, sued their neighbours for £24,500 compensation after their 150-year-old garden wall collapsed during a storm in October, 2001.
The couple claimed Roy and Shirley Rawlinson had done work to the wall which had undermined its structure and caused it to crumble during the storm.

1 comment:

  1. Wow. That seems a bit harsh really.
    It feels like they were just being a bit too petty in the end. I mean, it clearly wasn't all about money, it gradually changed to pride.

    My guess is that they wont be neighbours much longer(if they haven't already moved!)
    In fact, with a bill that size, i wouldnt be surpirsed if they just get kicked out.

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