"Sippy was thinking of buying Christich’s house. Henoticed watermarks on the ceiling, but the agentshowing the house stated that the roof had beenrepaired and was in good condition. Sippy was nottold that the roof still leaked and that the repairs hadnot been able to stop the leaking. Sippy bought thehouse. Some time later, heavy rains caused water toleak into the house, and Sippy claimed that Christichwas liable for damages. What theory would he relyon? Decide. [Sippy v. Christich, 609 P.2d 204(Kan. App.)"

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?