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Contract Semester 2 A misrepresentation is a false statement of fact that must have induced one party to enter the contract and the statement must not be a term of a contract. For Waymaker to have an action in misrepresentation against Sea-Fix-It, it must have induced the reasonable person to enter the contract. Using the case of Museprime Properties v Adhill Properties1 the judge referred to the reasonable person test. That said if the reasonable person would have entered into the contract then the court would presume the claimant was so induced. At the time of which Waymaker entered the contract with Sea-Fix-It the guarantee of ensuring the ship would be ready for the 14th July, would induce the reasonable person to enter the contract. However this guarantee is an essential part of the contract and maybe treated as a term of a contract, and not a false statement of fact....

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