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In March 2005, John a collector of vintage vehicles appointed Louise, a dealer in Vintage cars to sell his 1969 Morris Oxford. Louise advertised the
In March 2005, John a collector of vintage vehicles appointed Louise, a dealer in Vintage cars to sell his 1969 Morris Oxford. Louise advertised the vehicle in the newspapers and printed brochures which listed the specifications of the car, including its ownership history through the years. She also advertised the car on her website. John was quite keen on getting the car sold so that he could use the proceeds to purchase spare parts for his 1960 'Speedo Motorbike'. Joan knew the value of the Morris Oxford is far greater than John's asking price of $1.2M so instead of accepting many offers to purchase at John's asking price, she kept the car on her premises to advertise her business. In April, she accepted an offer of $1.9M from Henry, but she paid over to John only $1.2M which is the sum he expected to receive. Henry the purchaser of the car, had been told by Louise that John had been the sole owner of the car, that it had a mileage of 50,000 and that the brake discs were new. In fact John bought the car from a retired lecturer in 1990 had not refitted brake discs since then and Louise had arranged for the mileage on the car to be altered by her chief mechanic. Henry discovers that the brake discs are old, that the mileage of the car had been altered and that the car was therefore worth far less than the sum paid. Henry is furious and drops in to see John at his home, only to find him quarrelling with Timothy who claims he paid Louise $1M for the bike and has come to collect the 1960 'Speedo Bike'. John maintains that he gave Louise no authority to sell the bike. Advise John on his liability to both
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