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Shaikha Almansoori
on Nov 30, 2024
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Geoff's fiancée, Susan, comes to meet his parents for the weekend. On Saturday morning, while using Geoff's mother's hair dryer, the blower short-circuits sending sparks across the guest room. Susan's angora sweater and her hands are covered with tiny burns. Susan's mother is a lawyer and wants her to sue the seller of the dryer for breach of warranty. Can she?
A) No, because horizontal privity would extend only to members of the family.
B) No, because privity would require that Geoff's mother sue.
C) Yes, since she is a guest in the home of the buyer, the warranties would extend to her in most states.
D) Yes, since under the Code all reasonable users are protected from injury.
Horizontal Privity
A legal term referring to a relationship between entities at the same level of operation, often used in property and contract law to describe certain kinds of relationships relevant to the transfer of rights or obligations.
Breach Of Warranty
The failure to fulfill the terms of a promise or guarantee made about the quality, condition, or performance of a product or service.
Seller
An individual or entity that offers goods or services for sale to consumers or other businesses.
- Understand the principles of warranty and how it applies to sales transactions.
- Evaluate the impact of privity of contract on warranty claims.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the principles of warranty and how it applies to sales transactions.
- Evaluate the impact of privity of contract on warranty claims.