Where a plaintiff claims damages for building defects quantified on the basis of actual demolition and rebuilding, but the plaintiff's own pleading reveals it no longer owns the land, the plaintiff must plead facts explaining how demolition and rebuilding can be achieved; failure to do so renders the pleading incoherent and embarrassing. The substantive question of whether Belgrove v Eldridge permits recovery of demolition and rebuilding costs by a plaintiff who has sold the development was left open.
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