Recent History
Many of the houses built during development in the 1950s had defective tiles, leading to the House of Lords judgment: Young & Marten Ltd v McManus Childs Ltd 1 AC 454 to the effect that a person who contracts to do work and supply materials warrants that the materials will be fit for purpose, even if the purchaser specifies the materials to be used.
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