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',i:'::..e. .a~?G1.1ant, !1;./S '.I,'~ c•:::i :c:l 1 iJ:..~:.:-:.~ licrn 2.~~c: IntoJ:>ne tiori~l .Jlu~~i"'o~GG,- o~ecl. t::i.e .r0s::ior:c.~0:-::t, i .. gi-:) ('i'~1r;e.r,.ia} Ltd• in tb.~ D:tot.ia-tJ Oourt et I{iat~tt:: in :Jc.::. o.c · G'"lc.2.:·.:, :foi.. GJ.1.0. 1~ 1 000/,. being 1 '511.e ::-~co o~ goods m-1~::>:;:ili0c., ~-r:!..t:.:. c::..:::ta c:;;.:i.c.: intore;:it. Tl:.te Q.t-1it ~,a~ e;.:t.o..:,iooo-c-J.. T:::::.ic 2: :_)oa.'.. ic e.c;2::}.,.:ct. t:i.:a deeision o-£ the ~ot;;..,i~i. eourt. eJ.log~c: t:-:G t t:·.:. O.ijVerc'!l clar.11:mi::.,· .. _,o~et·:;od t:1.G ~ oodo :fort:... :coo: 0:.--2,r:.-.o::-.:.-:; c:-::. 30 i,:_:...,ilp 19Cl~. The only, gnc1i1;:'..01-: w2,.c; -::::8.t tho i,;;ooC:o : 2-:: to ·:.0 ·!;0cto::: 7Yy :Juoir:.eos r,:aehinos Z.,tc'!. L•jc'J.f beforo acc<;l:;;,tc:-.nco. 'l'~... 0 ~r::..·;;:.:cco, :.:o~ro7er, inoist.:3cl that it i12a -£or tl:o, ro::;:_::;o:1c::o::t to c..:.. 1 1 :. <'·-r---:·c c:.o -!;::. vC:.o ':,r2.o to ".;ezt tl:e goocls • .:1a. ~~GJondent, on tho o~:: );_" :.:~:K:, 2.,:-;;:L 0eC.::. ::mking the o:t"der 1 f'or tl:.o e;cods, :~ut i1~aiotoC: tJ_-.-.c.~,; t:::c 0.;·00:-:.a "'.·Toro 001:t to tb0:f.r oi'.fi<i&o ~.:,y ,x.: e::1;,?loyee ·o~ t::.o c: .-~ elL,·.:::::;, :~·ut ;.1ot ecee:;:tod until t~.-.:e7 W()4'~ teotoC:: f'irot • _ Tho oviC.oz:co o:-: :JW'I. ::.1oi)ut Gek:l.dio was tl-:e goods were 'l'ho 00.;I.C: Cl?X':!..zl.ticu: we.a e:1 c,::::::_-:,l.oyc,~ o:c t;::.c ::-oo:.;o:.1cler.:.t the wit1.:lessea ~--:oi.;;"i~C: t:1nt the gcodo i:lc.c: to :·o te:::·coc: :~,y Zu::iil'1eoo l.fachinas i)Gf°OJ;>e t:::ey oo:...,lc. :)e accc:,?tec:.. 8c, :)·:-,:;:_ i~o:.;ut Oel:idio endo:i:-oed t':4"c ttr, He t7.:e;.-~ cli:;;-ectcC: j.:;~:.0 ~o::-a o:: ·,f::.c oo:"lt t:.:e gooclo, to go to :3t~oinc □ D Ea.c::ineo for toct::.nc o:c t~:.o c.::ic:..:o. i-r...::,n1 ScI--..idio went to t:.:o 3ur;J_;,:iQQ.'J Maohineo p~::1.i~(70, :.:.o 00:.:;l(. ::1ot i'inc1 C::1ristic:\n or t::.Q crooc1.o. 2 · 'l'hG :Jelivery note ,·Liol: -:J~JI Go1:iclio ::iiv10G ia o otc:.ndard pr;l....-..-'aGc1. :torr.1 with the ,:..o:;:,d.o. n~'-000ivo1..: t::.:o £:~.)ovo goods in €:cod o:i.."<ler and Co~clition, 11 3t.·d; t~:;.o vi-:;;:1a::in oe:id h0 did not ~oo:t-yG tilQ gooclc ot all, T~:o worc.o ":::n-1°:)joot to :Je tespd f!L~.ot" w~~ 't'1rii1ten 7)y I1r. 3cldC:io, but ho die: not oanool -the printec! ~~a "vf...~0:1 wei'G 1,he-t the gc.oC..O vorQ z-ooo..i""iro<i. in good co.ndi'ision. Tl:~ ;f.coue here is whet::.oz, t~:oce gooc::J uoro roooivccl by the reo~_)onc';.Q:;::1t. Tho J.e.ar::J.ed .:..~ooi<:Gr"l:t ::1Z'.~ic•:;.r2.to :::old the\i:t tho good::; ~%'e1~ v ~ by tl1G roc:;:o..1c:o:..:t. I ::-.crvG 00:,1::;id.e,:r:ed t.l"J.e ;vid.enoe, bo~: o::al n:nci doow:101'"-tnr-.,r, vo-xr;:1 o~:Z't~lly~ ao well an ou~x,insion t)y gow1oel. Tl1ora is 110 diG])u·Zc iti.:c.t 11:.~.o s•:-oc:a 'tJGx-cJ (le1J.t to i,l~e •-:; ,.-e,o~:<).Uclen~' n D~l:t..oo:J with c :Jelivo:z.1 :r iT0Jc0. Tl.:.0 ron::;ondent 'tfao ~e.e to ci.cce:._Jt or rGjeJc t:10 gooc:o, :)·:rI.. 2-o:Jo:i,,I; ~d.cl.io si.g;.~ec! ¾:10 :)al.iv\?x:r.f lTote I Ez> ::?I, ac ::2.7:l,.1:G ~o.oeivec"!. the gooGo i;.1. good oond.i tion.• . On. t:~o first :;round· of c~j)vo~. 1:;;.... 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In reply, l~ Lubu.li:::'c,, 1.0Q.S:T..0e1 oot1r..ool :ro~ t::o 1acpc~da~t, o&id that the goo~c ~ro~e ou~joct to ~a tasted first. :t t~_;.in:!.: t21e cr::cinl :,.--:ioint her:.: io ~(:.0-t::::.0:z."' ·l;Z~c aooc1s wo~e x-occivec:. by t~.:e ~eoponc:o;:1t • T'n0 Jclivory Ho·~o ::i:::,02:::c :for itoelf.e DvTI 'r~o;:.;e.-t Sak-4d:f,o, Q d.i:1i to thcb ho t::.a words 11 RQ.Oivecl S :'..s-::_or:: F:l't0l."' ul:ij ,.:)OVG good;:: i::i good o:..--cfo~ c.::~c:, occ!.c.1:'.·bio:1. 0 T1.1ooe p.-intod word.a o:--i ·b:1.e ::iel:T,.vor:;r HctG hevo :1ot ·)001: 0::,.:.00:i..lec:. ffo udc.ed ~:tl his O'.vfl ::c.:r.:..cl"t·,riti:c.~ the wordn "3u'I.)ioct tc· ~.:o tco·toci. f'ird-!. 1 " What it r.1Gano, Ln ny opi11.ion., ia t:1a1' I.":... , Do::d<.:io, t::o ros::,onden'bla i.es~~,::~ :ri:.:-ot.. 2f ~he gooci.6 i'/O::.....c ::o•;; :.... 000::.vocl,, ha woul~ not heve a::l.cnec1 tho '.:J0li."'"l'cr-.f lToto • It -:1c.n :::o-;: ·lf.:.o ::-oo:_)o:ide11.t to □ako -.-.c:nno'b ocy t~::·.ew tbe good.a ·were r:ot :.--000:!.vcc: 1i.:.o:.1 tl1e Del:f.very !Tote io oo oleu:.."' thc:.t t::.o cooc:.3 ,,o~"'O r,cooivod, and signed tor b7 m:: ijl,l?loyoc of the i♦ eo:;>o:.:..C:.ent. !'h -:.-r2_:J aJ.lo;3od t:12.t nfto::" zic~::~i.l:S ·b:.,e ·:.)oliveey Hoto, I-b:-. 3e:.cic:io told tl10 peroo:.1 who c:ol:1;;,ro:;... Gc: i;~:.o c-ooC.:n i,o ::;encl the goods to ;J(.";oj,,:.1000 Hc,o:.:.ineo for te::;'&i:~z. :~~:;·!; -1.;:·.:.o :;.10:·:c:.1t Hr 3elo.dio OiG-"1,oC: :?or -b:10 'goods.. nccopt£:::ec ,1c:o 00,~1:.:J.e·lio c:nd 1 t:7.0rcfore, t~::.~ :;_;0z:;onc.le;.1~ .rc1:1ainGC: lic;:!lo tc ·/f.:.a c.:_:.:_:,o~:.lt:.:.'!t :tor t~10 goods. It .•:c i;eo:_Joncle.:it did :;;,1ot e,cco~_:-b -tr:.c co,:x~o u:.:..til t.cat.i:.1g wc:1s clone, t:'.'lQl'.,..~:~e W(UJ no ;?oiut- .:I..D ~i{;':,:.:..11~ :Zc;:z; t::.~c::-.1. ... 3 ReG2._:. d·tng the ocooLc. grou:.1el c-Z c,~_:·~_:62.1, :C h.Erve onl.y ~o 1 ouy ti.c.2t .if' th0 goods wGr:0 nont to :::;uai,::os:::. l{ncl-J.incs for It· wz.s res:::onnibili -t y o:' tl:o t~10 ., roc:;,:;onc:o:1t to nrrztnae tooting of' t:·:o goods bec2.:.we ti::.oy ~~.;C: :500:.1 c.01i7o::.."GG. to tho i"'eopondeni, If t:::.e:; wo1. 0 l2nt or atuL:n:: on ·lf:.e -..n:-:,; to 3t::ni:1cos 1'I2.chinos, 1 "lm::e ·if.:.0 goods f'or tlc.0 tes~i::::.c; Ot:C::.orwise, t:·.co ~"osi:·onC:ent'a e::1;::,loy·eo woulc 11.ot I:tc:v0 ni:::uci. :to:.:- t:.:0 c;ooc.:o :::of'oro t:10 tooting. I i'i:10. t:,.a-b t;.:e ren:,>on•:.:o,::;:'.:; i::. liG:.:lo i'o:.:' t~·.. o gooC:s which wore - . c1alivcrcC:: enc.· received nn ::::.0;·11: in ·(;:::c :)elivocy Hoi:e. For tho r(;)aGons givo;:.j t::o cloc:.sio:1 o-J: tl10 district court i3 oet aniC:G. ThG respo:::.cl) ..:t is li2.:)le iio pa.y to the clppe;Llcnt V.L:e az.:1ou:::1t cl:d1:10d, ilit~}. Ct):;tc .:-,:::::c: i;;:-lio::."'oct. I .., . 1992. /"'\-···-:-, _: ..... :.J