Nickerson v. Canada, 1999 CanLII 8040

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This was an action against two steamship inspectors for providing the Plaintiff with negligent advice. The facts were that the inspectors wrote a letter to the Plaintiff recommending, inter alia, that he coat the wood core of his vessel with a suitable wood preservative before applying fibre glass. The Plaintiff alleged that in reliance on this advice he purchased and …

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Glovertown Shipyards Ltd. v. Hickey, [1999] N.J. No. 169, (Nfld. S.C.).

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This was an action by the Plaintiff shipyard to recover the balance owing on a ship construction contract with the Defendant purchaser. The purchaser alleged that the vessel was constructed with numerous defects that amounted to a fundamental breach of contract by the shipyard and rendered the ship not fit for the purpose for which it was intended and not …

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Gaudet v. Gallien Boats Ltd., 1995 CanLII 3457

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This was an action against a boat builder for damages in negligence and for breach of the implied warranties under the Sale of Goods Act. The Defendant had installed a breather on the Plaintiff’s engine. The motor was subsequently damaged when a nut from the breather became lodged in a piston. The Defendant was held liable for the damages.

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