Hearings
England & Wales
06 Feb 2003 [2003] EWCA Civ 68; [2004] QB 1; [2003] 3 WLR 633; [2003] 1 All ER 1136; [2003] 2 All ER (Comm) 109, CA
Habton Farms v Nimmo
Subject Matter
DAMAGES — Agency — Breach of warranty of authority — Defendant purporting to contract to buy racehorse on behalf of principal — Principal refusing to accept racehorse — Seller treating contract as valid — Horse dying while still in seller's possession — Whether defendant liable for breach of warranty of authority — Appropriate measure of damages
Appellate History
Habton Farms v Nimmo [2002] EWHC 102 ((QB)
Decision of Judge Behrens affirmed
Habton Farms v Nimmo [2003] EWCA Civ 68; [2004] QB 1; [2003] 3 WLR 633; [2003] 1 All ER 1136; [2003] 2 All ER (Comm) 109, CA