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2962 REVIEW DENIED A commercial inspector of residential property that fails to discover or disclose defects for which it has been hired to inspect owes a duty to its client, and to other prospective purchasers whom it knows will rely on its inspection, and may be jointly and severally liable with a real estate agent who also fails to discover or disclose the defects, and, therefore, may be liable to the real estate agent for equitable indemnity.CitationLEKO v CORNERSTONE (Realtor's Indemnity) 86 CA4 1109 [See: CivC 2079, 2079.16, 1106; Yamaha v Paseman 219 CA3 958; American Motorcycle v Superior Court 20 C3 578; Jaffe v Huxley 200 CA3 1188; GEM v Hallcraft 213 CA3 419; Brown v FSR 62 CA4 766, T/AT 7/95; Bily v Arthur Young 3 C4 370, T/AT 11/92; Soderberg v McKinney 44 CA4 1760, T/AT 6/96]
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