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Whittington v Seale-Hayne [1900] 82 LT 49

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 06:59

Judgement for the case Whittington v Seale-Hayne

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  • Whittington (W) leased an estate from Seale-Hayne (S) under S’s innocent misrepresentation that the estate was sanitary, when in fact it wasn’t and W’s stock died, his manager was made ill (costing medical bills) and a new sanitary system had to be put in.

  • Court allowed recission of the lease and indemnity-based recovery (i.e. costs associated with rescission. However W couldn’t recover reliance-based losses for lost stock, profits or medical bills.

    • CW: these could now be recovered under s.2(1) of the act unless Defendant could show that the representation was innocently and reasonably made. 

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