(a)
Case summary: Company S contracted with the company F to provide flakes of calcium chloride. After 1 month of delivery F started to complain about the quality issues of flakes shipped, to which the company S assured for quality maintenance. Later F sued S for rest of the payment. S contended the suit on the basis of breach of contract and revocation of acceptance.
To find:Meaning of revocation of acceptance and its use by the buyer.
Case summary: S contracted with F to provide flakes of calcium chloride. After 1 month of delivery F started to complain about the quality issues of flakes shipped, to which S assured for quality maintenance. Later F sued S for rest of the payment. S contended the suit on the basis of breach of contract and revocation of acceptance.
To find:The use of the revocation of acceptance by the buyer as a ground to recover damages.
(b)
Case summary : S contracted with F to provide flakes of calcium chloride. After 1 month of delivery F started to complain about the quality issues of flakes shipped, to which S assured for quality maintenance. Later F sued S for rest of the payment. S contended the suit on the basis of breach of contract and revocation of acceptance.
To find: The ethical dimension in the cases of revocation of acceptance.
Case summary : S contracted with F to provide flakes of calcium chloride. After 1 month of delivery F started to complain about the quality issues of flakes shipped, to which S assured for quality maintenance. Later F sued S for rest of the payment. S contended the suit on the basis of breach of contract and revocation of acceptance.
To find: The ethical limits to the right of revocation of acceptance.
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