CHRISTOPHER HILL, LTD. v. ASHINGTON PIGGERIES, LTD. CHRISTOPHER HILL, LTD. v. FUR FARM SUPPLIES, LTD. NORSILDMEL (THIRD PARTIES)

[1968] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 457

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

Before Mr. Justice Milmo

Sale of goods - Description - Fitness for purpose - Merchantable quality - Mink food mixed by compounders for customers to agreed formula - Food toxic to mink - Whether due to inclusion of Norwegian herring meal - Liability of compounders to customers-Liability of Norwegian sellers to compounders-Whether certificate of analysis was final-Applicability of defects clause -Whether "quality" in description clause excluded an ingredient which could not be detected at time of delivery-Meaning of "Guaranteed for consumption in U.K." -Sale of Goods Act, 1893, Sects. 13, 14 (1) and (2)-Meaning of "particular purpose".