DAVIS & CO. (WINES) LTD. v. AFA-MINERVA (E.M.I.) LTD.

[1974] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 27

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Judge Fay (sitting as a Judge)

Contract - Burglar alarm system fitted by electrical contractors - Premises broken into and stock stolen - Wires leading from alarm control panel severed - Failure of alarm bell to work once control panel wrenched off - Claim by owners of premises against contractors - Whether contractors bad installed alarm system in negligent manner - Whether contractors in breach of implied term that system was reasonably fit for purpose - Whether contractors liable for innocent misrepresentation that bell would continue to ring once wires were severed - Misrepresentation Act, 1967, s. 2 (1). Damages - Misrepresentation - Innocent misrepresentation - Liability for consequential damage - Misrepresentation Act, 1967, s. 2 (1).