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Final figure in valuation claim

This case involved a valuer being sued for negligence for incompetently assessing a valuation. However, the court found that a valuer was not negligent if the final figure fell within a range of figures which a reasonably competent valuer could have reached. This was so, even if the reasoning process by which the figure was reached was manifestly incompetent.

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