Archive for October 17th, 2009

is this right?please help?

Saturday, October 17th, 2009
Michael asked:


i have to find the issues in this scenario:

You are looking to buy $50,000 worth of carpets made of environmentally friendly hemp from a wholesale supplier from Tasmania, Mary Juana. You call her, stating that you “will only buy carpets that are certified ‘eco friendly’ by international standards.” Mary advises you that all of her products are “certified internationally” and her website says that too. But when the carpets arrive it is clear that they are not suitable. They are stamped ‘Enviro Friendly’, yes, but they clearly do not meet Australian standards as they contain 30% cotton from farms in Australia deemed ‘unsustainable’ by official ‘green’ groups. Mary tells you that they meet the eco friendly standards set by three African nations, and as far as she is concerned, that amounts to “International standards”.

so i wrote the issue is :

whether this is a misrepresentation or not.

cna anyone please verify if im correct, or if there are any other issues in this case? because this scenario only has issues from the common law perspective.

thank you in advance

ZE’EV