Cann v Willson 39 Ch D 39, is an English tort law

English tort law

English tort law concerns civil wrongs, as distinguished from criminal wrongs, in the law of England and Wales. Some wrongs are the concern of the state, and so the police can enforce the law on the wrongdoers in court – in a criminal case...

 case, concerning negligent valuation.

Facts

A valuer instructed by a mortgagor sent his report to the mortgagee who made an advance in reliance

Estoppel

Estoppel in its broadest sense is a legal term referring to a series of legal and equitable doctrines that preclude "a person from denying or asserting anything to the contrary of that which has, in contemplation of law, been established as the truth, either by the acts of judicial or legislative...

 on the valuation.

Judgment

The valuer was held liable in the tort of negligence to the mortgagee for failing to carry out the valuation with reasonable care and skill.

See also

• Smith v Eric S Bush
• Ministry of Housing v Sharp