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Voluntary waiver:
Waiver may be express or implied.
A buyer has a right to waive or give up any
condition of contract of sale.
If he waives any condition, he agrees to
accept defective goods.
It should be noted that a party may always
waive a condition which is for own benefit.
Voluntary election:
A buyer has an option to elect the breach of
a condition as breach of warranty.
If a buyer elects this option, he can claim
only damages and loses his right to treat the
contract as repudiated.
Compulsory treatment:
Where the contract is not severable and the
buyer has accepted whole or any part of the
goods, the breach of any condition of such
contract can only be treated as breach of
warranty.
The buyer has no option to repudiate the
contract but can claim damages unless
there is a term of the contract to that effect.
The term may be express or implied.
Condition as to description:
Where there is a contract for sale of goods
by description, there is an implied condition
that the goods shall correspond with the
description.
The description may include physical
characteristics like class or grade, trade
marks, brand name label, etc..
If the goods are not according to the
description then the buyer has full right to
reject the goods tendered.
Condition as to sample:
When the sale is made by showing a sample,
the implied condition is that the goods
supplied shall be of the kind and quality as
the sample is.
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It is a stipulation which
is essential for the
main purpose of the
contract.
In case of breach of a
condition, the
aggrieved party can
repudiate the contract
of sale.
Condition
It is a stipulation which
is collateral to the main
purpose of the
contract.
In case of breach of
warranty, the
aggrieved party can
claim damages only.
Warranty
A breach of condition
may be treated as
breach of warranty.
Condition
The breach of
warranty cannot be
treated as a breach of
a condition.
Warranty