|
First Principles of Business Law |
| The contents of a contract |
| 2. Terms, opinions, puffery, and representations distinguished |
|
2.5. Opinions |
|
Read the facts and the question and then choose the best answer. X, a retailer, says to Y: "These tubs of paint cost $45 each. That's expensive, but in my view this paint gives much better coverage than cheaper paints." Y replies to X: "That sounds good. I'll buy 10 tubs." Is it a term of this contract that the paint sold by X to Y gives better coverage than cheaper paints?
|
|
(a) No. In the circumstances, what X has said should not be treated as a contractual promise. (b) Yes. In the circumstances, what X has said should be treated as a contractual promise. |
|
|
|