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Goods

Chapter 7: 07 · COMMERCE

Goods Where the seller knows that the goods he is selling are dangerous or likely to be dangerous to the buyer and the buyer is ignorant of the danger, the seller should warn the buyer of the probable danger, otherwise he will be liable to compensate the buyer in case of any injury.eg. ‘C’ bought 12th Commerce Unit - - . . AM from ‘A’ a tin of disinfectant powder. ‘A’ knew that the lid of the tine was defective and that if it was opened without special care, it might be dangerous. Yet ‘A’ did not warn ‘C’. ‘C’ opened the tine in the usual way whereupon the powder flew into her eyes, causing injury. Held that ‘A’ was liable in damage to ‘C’ as he should warned ‘C’ of the probable danger.

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