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Implied terms as to fitness and correspondence to sample
  • 30 Aug 2007

    HING YIP PRODUCTS FACTORY v. RINGO INDUSTRIAL LTD

    Citation
    HING YIP PRODUCTS FACTORY v. RINGO INDUSTRIAL LTD
    Court
    District Court
    Case number
    DCCJ4930/2004

    Defendant failed to prove the buckles were defective or that the specific tightness required had been communicated at contract formation; by incorporating buckles into finished garments and using them without returning them the Defendant had accepted the goods and lost the right to reject; modification by the Plaintiff was an accommodation not admission of breach; goods corresponded to sample and were of merchantable quality; therefore Plaintiff entitled to the claimed balance and the Defendant's counterclaim is dismissed.

    • Merchantable quality
    • Acceptance and rejection of goods
    • Implied terms as to fitness and correspondence to sample
    • Breach of warranty
    • Counterclaim for damages
    • Set off