Read the full judgment text of CACV 000227/1995 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 10 April 1996.
1. The plaintiff is a decorator and the defendant is the owner of two adjacent guesthouses in the Mirador Mansion. The defendant resides in a residential flat on the upper floor of the same building. In September, 1993, the defendant engaged the plaintiff to renovate one of his guesthouses for $520,000. All but $100,000 had been paid, and the plaintiff further claimed $30,000 for ceramic tiles as extras. According to the plaintiff, works had been completed by 25 December 1993 and he did not leav