The question (15 marks)
Explain the doctrine of caveat emptor and its exceptions under the Sale of Goods Act 1930. To what extent has the doctrine been displaced? (15 marks)
MU Module III, condition and warranty; chapter on conditions, warranties and caveat emptor, and case briefs 15 and 16.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 of Contract – II.
Authorities you will need
- Jones v. Just (1868) 3 Q.B. 197
- Grant v. Australian Knitting Mills, Ltd.
- Section 14 of the Sale of Goods Act 1930, for the contrasting implied terms as to title
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