Christopher v. Heimlich

BRADLEY, Presiding Judge.

After a jury trial defendant, John Christopher, was ordered to pay plaintiff, Ira Heimlich, $5,000 in damages for a faulty land survey.

John Christopher is a registered land surveyor. In 1978 Mr. Christopher performed a survey for a local attorney who was dividing a subdivision lot into halves for two purchasers. One of the purchasers was Ira Heimlich.

Following Mr. Heimlich’s purchase of the lot, he constructed a house on it. In 1986 Mr. Heimlich desired to sell his home, which necessitated his obtaining a second survey. The second survey did not agree with the survey…