PRINCIPLE: Caveat emptor, “let the buyer beware”, stands for the practical skill and judgment of the buyer in his choice of goods for purchase. It is the business of the buyer to judge for himself that what he buys has its use and worth for him. Once bought and if the buy is not up to his expectations then he alone is to blame and no one else.
FACTS: For the purpose of making uniform for the employees, “A” bought dark blue coloured cloth from B but did not disclose to the seller the specific purpose of the said purchase. When uniforms were prepared and used by the employees the cloth was found unfit. However, the cloth was fit for a variety of other purposes (such as, making caps. boots and carriage lining. etc). Applying the afore-stated principle which of the following derivations is CORRECT as regards remedy available to A in the given situation?
A (the buyer) would succeed in getting some remedy from B (the seller)
Correct AnswerA (the buyer) would not succeed in getting any remedy from B (the seller).
Incorrect AnswerA (the buyer) would succeed in getting refund from B (the seller)
Incorrect AnswerA (the buyer) would succeed in getting a different variety of cloth from B (the seller) but not the refund.
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The facts are loosely based on Donoghue v. Stevenson. Here, the can is made of tin, and hence opaque. In such a case, it is impossible for the vendor – the café – to determine the contents of the can, and hence they wouldn’t have been liable. Only the manufacturer could have ascertained that, and since they failed to do the same, they will be liable.
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