LAMBERT AND ANOTHER v. LEWIS, LARKIN, B. DIXON-BATE LTD. AND LEXMEAD (BASINGSTOKE) LTD.; LEXMEAD (BASINGSTOKE) LTD. (THIRD PARTY); B. DIXON-BATE LTD. (FOURTH PARTY)

[1980] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 311

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Lord Justice Stephenson, Lord Justice Roskill and Lord Justice Lawton

Product liability - Sale of goods - Implied condition - Defective towing coupling supplied by seller to owner of vehicle - Coupling broke and trailer colliding with other car - Whether coupling fit for purpose and of merchantable quality - Whether collision in contemplation of parties - Whether loss too remote - Sale of Goods Act, 1893, s. 14(1), (2). Negligence - Duty of care - Defective towing coupling - Coupling fitted to vehicle - Trailer breaking loose from vehicle after coupling parted - Collision with occupants of other car - Whether owner and driver of vehicle and manufacturer of coupling liable.