Cut of meat leads to legal beef between B.C. ranch and customer

Meat, specifically beef, was the subject of a legal fight between a ranch and one of its customers in a decision at the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal.According to the decision, J.L. bought a “half beef,” which means half a cow butchered and wrapped.She purchased the “half beef” from L.M. and claimed she didn’t receive the quantity of meat she should have. She said she couldn’t eat the meat because “it may not be safe.”In defence, L.M. said J.L. got just what she paid for, that the beef was safe to eat, and that it was inspected, cut, and wrapped properly.Here’s what the tribunal decided.J.L. called L.M. and ordered the beef on Dec. 9, 2023. The meat was already cut and wrapped when she agreed to purchase it. The tribunal notes that she did not get to specify the cuts.J.L. received the half beef nine days later, and she texted L.M. to say that she received three boxes.“She felt she must have been missing a box or two,” the tribunal decision said. She then decided to sort and weigh everything she received.After sorting through everything, J.L. determined that if she bought the cuts of meat individually, she would’ve paid $421.35 less than the $1,865 she paid. L.M. did not dispute the measurements, and the tribunal accepted them.J.L. also tried to claim that L.M. had negligently misrepresented the beef’s quality. The tribunal also agreed with this claim. One of the reasons J.L. even decided to buy the meat in the first place is a claim from the ranch that it was cheaper to buy a side of beef. But as the measurements pointed out, that was untrue.The tribunal dismissed J.L.’s claim that the meat wasn’t safe and turned its attention to calculating damages. To do that, it used J.L.’s calculations.The tribunal ordered the B.C. ranch to pay J.L. $510.49 within 21 days of the decision, which includes $421.35 in damages and the rest in tribunal fees.

Meat, specifically beef, was the subject of a legal fight between a ranch and one of its customers in a decision at the BC Civil Resolution Tribunal. According to the decision, J.L.

bought a “half beef,” which means half a cow butchered and wrapped. She purchased the “half beef” from L.M.

and claimed she didn’t receive the quantity of meat she should have. She said she couldn’t eat the meat because “it may not be safe.” In defence, L.

M. said J.L.

got just what she paid for, that the beef was safe to eat, and that it was inspected, cut, and wrapped properly. Here’s what the tribunal decided . J.

L. called L.M.

and ordered the beef on Dec. 9, 2023. The meat was already cut and wrapped when she agreed to purchase it.

The tribunal notes that she did not get to specify the cuts. J.L.

received the half beef nine days later, and she texted L.M. to say that she received three boxes.

“She felt she must have been missing a box or two,” the tribunal decision said. She then decided to sort and weigh everything she received. After sorting through everything, J.

L. determined that if she bought the cuts of meat individually, she would’ve paid $421.35 less than the $1,865 she paid.

L.M. did not dispute the measurements, and the tribunal accepted them.

J.L. also tried to claim that L.

M. had negligently misrepresented the beef’s quality. The tribunal also agreed with this claim.

One of the reasons J.L. even decided to buy the meat in the first place is a claim from the ranch that it was cheaper to buy a side of beef.

But as the measurements pointed out, that was untrue. The tribunal dismissed J.L.

’s claim that the meat wasn’t safe and turned its attention to calculating damages. To do that, it used J.L.

’s calculations. The tribunal ordered the B.C.

ranch to pay J.L. $510.

49 within 21 days of the decision, which includes $421.35 in damages and the rest in tribunal fees..