Read the full judgment text of HCA 11674/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 12 October 2001.
1. The Plaintiffs, Mr and Mrs Thomsen, are husband and wife and the occupiers of a low rise apartment in Bowen Road. In April 1988, the Defendant security alarm service company installed a six-zone security and burglar alarm system in the premises. Zone 3 of the system covers the balcony area, which is secured by six sets of infra-red beam emitters. If the beams became mis-aligned for whatever reason, a false alarm would be created. Initially, the Plaintiffs subscribed to a maintenance programme