Warranties, product liability, and consumer law?
Implied warranties. Sam, a farmer, needs to install a 2,000 pound piece of equipment in his barn. The equipment must be lifted 30 feet into a hayloft. Sam goes to Durham Hardware and tells Durham that he needs some heavyduty rope to be used on his farm. Durham recommends a one inch thick nylon rope, and Sam purchases 200 feet of it. Sam ties the rope around the piece of equipment, puts the rope through a pulley, and with the aid of a tractor lifts the equipment off the ground. Suddenly, the rope breaks. The equipment crashes to the ground and is extensively damaged. Sam files suit against Durham for breach of implied warrranty of fitness for a particular purpose. Discuss how successful Sam will be with this suit.