Caveat Emptor
"Oh caveat emptor, open the atoms core."
Caveat emptor is Latin for 'let the buyer beware'. Generally, caveat emptor is the property law doctrine that controls the sale of real estate after the date of closing. |
References WH Hamilton: 'The Ancient Maxim Caveat Emptor' (1931), who shows that caveat emptor never had any place in Roman law, or civil law, and was probably a mistake when implemented into the common law. Rather, there was a duty of good faith.
Caveat Venditor Caveat venditor is Latin for 'let the seller beware.'
British Sea Power & Caveat Emptor British Sea Power sing the line 'Oh caveat emptor, open the atoms core,' on the song 'Atom', from the album 'Do You Like Rock Music?'. |
