Explain the consequences of the misrepresentation

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Sophia wants to buy a used car and visits autodelas, a reputable car dealership. during the sales conversation, James, the salesman, shows her a car and assures her that the car has had one previous owner and has never been involved in and accident. Trusting James statement, Sophia purchases the car. a month later, while have the car serviced, sophia discovers from the mechanic that the car had been involved in a minor accident, which james was unaware of at the time of the sale. Sophia is upset and believes she would not have purchased the car had she known this information. James, however, did not intentionally deceive sophia , as he was not aware of the car's accident history.

Identify and explain the type of misrepresentation that has occured in this scenario, advise whether Sophia has any legal remedies, explain the consequences of the misrepresentation for the contract and refer to relevant case law South Africa.

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