The total damages claimed in the case are $98667, consisting of $65708 as cost of repair, and $8251 as lost tenant?s contributions to municipal taxes and $2478 as lost rental income during the period for which the premises were incapable of occupation because of settlement and repair work. The delay in identifying the problem which was to result in failure accounts for roughly half of the total damages attributed to the failure. The author Huge Nashmith, said that the defendant is equally responsible for the additional cost and loss or for about 25% of the total damages claimed.