Question

Shannon wants to buy lumber to build a small play structure for her niece in her backyard. She goes to Jack’s Lumber to purchase the building materials and describes to Jack, the owner, the design of her play structure project. Shannon also tells Jack that she is relying on him to select the right materials for the project. Jack selects the lumber and states that the it will serve Shannon’s purpose. Shannon buys the lumber and builds the structure. However, during a birthday party, the structure collapses, and several toddlers are injured because the lumber was not strong enough to support the structure's weight. Shannon can sue Jack for breach of which of the following?

Answer 1

Answer:

fitness for particular purpose  

Explanation:

             Shannon can sue Jack for selling the lumber which is of poor quality. Shannon approach Jack’s Lumber to purchase lumber and the building materials to build a play house at the backyard.

            On selling the lumber to Shannon, Jack states that the material will serve Shannon's purpose. But later the structure collapses because it could not take the weight of the children. The materials that Jack provided did not serve the purpose as it was not fit for building a play structure. Thus Shannon can sue Jack for breaching.

Hence the answer is -

"fitness for particular purpose  ".