Commercial Law 1642/ Mercantile Law

QUESTION 1 Brutus decides to surprise his girlfriend and baby momma Zwivhuya with a brand new vehide as a combined push gift and early valentine's gift He phones Mercedes Mercurius Polokwane and requests an A45 AMG. He transfers 50% of the purchase price as deposit and informs the sales representative that he will finish the balance on Monday when comes to the collect the car. The dealership as per its custom wraps the car with a big ribbon and places a card with a congratulations message on the bonnet of the car. On Monday morning as Brutus pulls into the dealership a crazy gunman who identifies himself as CJ unloads a full magazine of his AK 47 into the showroom and damages most of the vehicles. After the commotion ended CJ was captured and arrested. The salesman then informed Brutus that his car was damaged but still insist on Brutus paying the remaining balance. Fully discuss, whether Brutus is liable to pay for the damaged car (15)