contract
Term of
contract set out duties of each party under that agreement. And this agreement
may be either express or implied terms. The following above are terms in
contracts,
Express
term, means those terms which the parties clearly or expressly agre upon. These
may be discreined either from the words spoken by the parties or from the
letter of agreement where the contract is in writing. This laid down by the
parties themselves and it may be wholly oral, wholly written and partly oral
and partly written.
Implied
term, these are read into the contract by the court on the basis of nature of
the agreement and the parties, apparent intention or on the basis of law on
certain types of contract,
1)
Implied by fact.
These are term that court assume both parties word
have intended to include in the contract had they thought about the issue, they
are implied on one basis.
The case of
of Trolled and Colls Ltd v North
West Regional hospital Board (1973)[1]
makes clear that the term implied if a contract can not work without it, not
sufficient that term makes contract fairer or more sensible. The court was
requested to imply a term into a building contract.
2) implied by
law.
Those which the law requires present in a certain
tpyes of the wishes of the parties. Eg a contract employment will include
implied terms that employer will give departing employee a job reference in the case of Spring v Guardian Assurance
plc. Held the house of lords allowed the plaintfs appeal. Also statutes will
also imply term, on section 14 (b) and 14 (c) of The Sales Of Good Act Cap
214 Re 2019[2] state that,
"an implied warranty that the buyer shall have and enjoy quiet
possession of the goods".
And section
14(c),"an implied warranty that goods shall be free from any chargeon
favour of any third party,not declared or known to the buyer before or at the
time when the contract is made".
3)implied by custom.
Terms
can be implied if there is evidence that under local custom they would usually
be present. Because there is possibility of reporting term into a contract, For
example in the case of Smith v Wilson (1832)[3],the
evidence was admitted to the effect that under local custom, 1000 rabbit meant 1,200 rabbits, a sort of bakers,"
dozen".
Conclusion.
The implied
term is likely to be incorporated into a contract if they were not discussed by
the parties at the time of formation. Also implied in law have been put in
statutory fom. These force the parties to the contract to be bound to follow
due to the fact that their contract based on terms which are bounded by law
through some implied terms which are statutorily in nature.
2)
Contractual term in the contractual term
there two things which they are found this are condition and warranty, where by
A
condition, is a major term of a contracts, this means that is the breach of
subject matter and if a party breaks it, the other party may repudiate, reject
the contract and claim damages. But where the statement is only a warranty,
breach of it only entitles a party to damages.It also state in the case of
Poussard v Spiers (1836) 1 QBD 420 [4]concert
was held to be condition but the end
Spiers repudiate the contract, also
states on The Sales Of Good Act section
13 (2)Cap 214 Re 2019 [5]
states that
"whether
a stipulation in a contract of sales is a condition, the breach of which may
gives rise to a rights to treat the contract as repudiate or a warranty, the
breach of which may give rise to a claim for damages but not a right to reject
the goods and treat the contract as repudiate, depends in each case on the
construction of the contract and stipulation may be a condition through called
a warranty in the contract ".
Warranty,
is the minor term of a contract where the breach of it in contract only result
on claim for damages and not repudiate or rejection of the contract. Collateral
to the main purpose of such contract, the breach of which gives rise to claim
for damages, but not a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as
repudiate. In the case of Bettini v Gye (1876) QB 183[6].In
the latter the singer obligation to attend rehearsal was a warranty. It state in The Sales of Good Act section 13(2)
cap 214 Re 2019[7],
"whether
a stipulation in a contracts of a sale is a condition, the breach of which may
give rise to aright to treat the contract as repudiate, or a warranty, the
breach of which may gives rise to a claim for damages but not a right to reject
the goods and treat the contract as repudiate, depends in each case on the
construction of the contract and a stipulation may be a condition, though
called a warranty in the contract"
We may seen
in the case of Kampala general Agency
(1942) Ltd VS Mody's (E. A). Ltd (1963) E. A. 549[8].
A sold certain goods to B delivered to a soroti
station. Because A discovered that Aloi station was nearer to B ginnery he sent
them there. B refused to accept the goods alleging that changing station. A was
in breach of a contractual condition.
The distinction which the law makes between the
different, categories of contractual terms meet this need for certainly but
condition is major term in a contracts where the breach of it may constitute to
repudiate, rejection of the contract and there for claim for damages.
REFERENCES.
Case law
Trolled and Coll Ltd v North West Regional Hospital
Board (1973).
Spring v
Guardian Assurance
Smith v Wilson
Kampala general agency (1942) Ltd VS Mody's (E. A)
Ltd (1963) E. A 549.
Bettini v Gey (1875) QB 183.
Poussard v speirs. (1836) 1QBD 420
Statute.
The Sales Of Good Act Cap 214
RE (2019)
[1] trolled
and colls ltd v north west regional
hospital board (1973)
[2] 14
(b) and 14 (c) of the sales of good act cap 214
re 2019
[3] Smith v Wilson (1832)
[4] Poussard v Spiers (1836) 1 QBD 42
[5] ibid
[6]
ibid
[7] I
Bettini v Gye (1876) QB 183
[8] (1942)
ltd vs mody's (e. a). ltd (1963) e. a. 549
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