Slater v Hoyle and Smith Ltd: 1920

Cotton cloth was sold. The buyer was to use it to fulfil his own contract with a sub-buyer. The cloth was not of the contractual quality but the buyer was able to perform the sub-contract by delivering the same cloth. The sub-buyers paid the full price.
Held: The normal measure of damages applied namely the difference between the market price at the time and place of delivery of cloth of the contractual quality and the market price at the time and place of delivery of the cloth actually delivered.

Citations:

[1920] 2 KB 11

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedTransfield Shipping Inc of Panama v Mercator Shipping Inc of Monrovia ComC 1-Dec-2006
The owners made substantial losses after the charterers breached the contract by failing to redliver the ship on time as agreed.
Held: On the facts found the Owners’ primary claim is not too remote. To the knowledge of the Charterers, it was . .
DistinguishedBence Graphics International Ltd v Fasson UK Ltd CA 24-Oct-1996
Bench sold vinyl film to Fasson for decals to identify sea-borne bulk containers. A term required the film to be legible condition for at least five years. Fasson sold them to container manufacturers who supplied the containers marked with the . .
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Contract, Damages

Updated: 23 November 2022; Ref: scu.246956