LAW 447 Lecture Notes - London Drugs, Tort, The Seller
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Privity of contract there are certain legislative regimes that abolish privity (business practices and consumer. There are two types of privity; horizontal and vertical. Horizontal privity, a + b have a contract, a not liable to c. Vertical privity, a + b and b + c have a contract then a is not liable to c. Readings ch 3 + ch 4 (s. 22 + 23) Contract was between the mother and seller, the main damage to the child cannot be claimed in contract because the child was not a party to the contract. Manufacturer k retailer k consumer. The rights in personam at each level are different from each other. The in rem right that is passed on is not new the ownership is not new, it is passed on from person to person. However the consumer has acquired the rights of the retailer to sue the manufacturer could acquire the rights, assignment of the in personam rights.
