Read the case and answer the question.

1.A landowner and farmer entered into a sharecrop agreement whereby the farmer would farm the land provided it was free of weeds. The landowner, although not a farmer, represented the land to be free of weeds, in the presence of witnesses. The farmer seeded the land, but once things began to grow, discovered the land to be so weedy that he had to abandon his crop. The landowner sued for the first year's rent and damages. The farmer counterclaimed that the landowner had misrepresented the land and claimed for the expenses of seeding the land. The court held that the landowner had innocently misrepresented the land as weed-free, and dismissed the landowner's claim.

• Do you agree or disagree with the court's decision?
• Explain with your reasons

2. Canadian society is changing with the increase in vulnerable individuals, whether they are the elderly or new Canadians who are not familiar with the language and customs of Canadian commercial practice. Do you think businesses such as financial institutions should have procedures in place to detect factors suggesting that undue influence has affected these vulnerable customers?

• Do you think businesses such as financial institutions should have procedures in place to detect factors suggesting that undue influence has affected these vulnerable customers?
• Answer with your reasons