wrote:

I doubt that would hold up, going after the inspector, that is. Three
years is a long time. Whoever would do the going-after would only get
back what they spent on the inspection, anyway...

My neighbor's 5 year old barn ended up with no ground, just 2 wires in
metallic conduit, and the builder had gone out of business. She called
the electrical inspectors, who revisited, saw their sticker on the load
center, and paid $4K for an electrician to rewire it.

Nick