Sale of Goods Act · s 54

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54.
(1)
Where there is a breach of warranty by the seller, or where the buyer elects (or is compelled) to treat any breach of a condition on the part of the seller as a breach of warranty, the buyer is not by reason only of such breach or warranty entitled to reject the goods; but he may -
(a)
set up against the seller the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price; or
(b)
maintain an action against the seller for damages for the breach of warranty.
Specific perfonnance
Remedyfor breachof warranty

Sale of Goods
Interest etc.
Exclusionof impliedterms
Auction sales
(2)
The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the breach of warranty.
(3)
In the case of breach of warranty of quality such loss isprima facie the difference between the value of the goods at the time of delivery to the buyer and the value they would have had if they had fulfilled the warranty.
(4)
The fact that the buyer has set up the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price does not prevent him from maintaining an action for the same breach of warranty if he has suffered further damage.

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s 54

(1)

Where there is a breach of warranty by the seller, or where the buyer elects (or is compelled) to treat any breach of a condition on the part of the seller as a breach of warranty, the buyer is not by reason only of such breach or warranty entitled to reject the goods; but he may -

(a)

set up against the seller the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price; or

(b)

maintain an action against the seller for damages for the breach of warranty.

Specific perfonnance

Remedyfor breachof warranty

Sale of Goods

Interest etc.

Exclusionof impliedterms

Auction sales

(2)

The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the breach of warranty.

(3)

In the case of breach of warranty of quality such loss isprima facie the difference between the value of the goods at the time of delivery to the buyer and the value they would have had if they had fulfilled the warranty.

(4)

The fact that the buyer has set up the breach of warranty in diminution or extinction of the price does not prevent him from maintaining an action for the same breach of warranty if he has suffered further damage.