Morris v Jones and others, 6 December, 2002 (Court of Appeal).

A reply to a pre-contract enquiry as to the state and condition of the property that states that the buyer must rely on its own survey will not protect the seller if the reply also contains a misrepresentation. There is no new law in this case, but the Court of Appeal's judgment neatly illustrates how a formulaic reply to an enquiry cannot necessarily be taken at face value.