The Sale of Goods Act, 1893: Including the Factors Acts, 1889 & 1890 |
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... present and living law , and only to deal with past law , or that which is practically obsolete , so far as it is necessary to enable the reader to understand the present . The Law Journal says , in the course of an exhaustive review ...
... present and living law , and only to deal with past law , or that which is practically obsolete , so far as it is necessary to enable the reader to understand the present . The Law Journal says , in the course of an exhaustive review ...
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... present form . The Bill , in its original form , was drafted on the same lines as the Bills of Exchange Bill . On Lord Herschell's advice , it endeavoured to reproduce as exactly as possible the existing law , leaving any amendments ...
... present form . The Bill , in its original form , was drafted on the same lines as the Bills of Exchange Bill . On Lord Herschell's advice , it endeavoured to reproduce as exactly as possible the existing law , leaving any amendments ...
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... present Act has carried the process of assimilation somewhat further . It is perhaps to be regretted that the process has not been completed ; but future legislation may accomplish that . It is always easier to amend an Act than to ...
... present Act has carried the process of assimilation somewhat further . It is perhaps to be regretted that the process has not been completed ; but future legislation may accomplish that . It is always easier to amend an Act than to ...
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... present Parliament assembled , and by the authority of the same , as follows : PART I. FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT . Contract of Sale . to sell . 1 .- ( 1 . ) A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby Sale and the seller transfers ...
... present Parliament assembled , and by the authority of the same , as follows : PART I. FORMATION OF THE CONTRACT . Contract of Sale . to sell . 1 .- ( 1 . ) A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby Sale and the seller transfers ...
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... present Act would form a single chapter in the code . The present work is limited in the same manner as the Act . The con- tract of sale must be founded on mutual consent , and it may be avoided for fraud or illegality . But as regards ...
... present Act would form a single chapter in the code . The present work is limited in the same manner as the Act . The con- tract of sale must be founded on mutual consent , and it may be avoided for fraud or illegality . But as regards ...
Common terms and phrases
accept action apply attornment bailee Benjamin on Sale bill of lading Bing Blackburn on Sale breach of warranty buyer carrier Civil Law colt common law condition precedent consignee contract of sale Contrat de Vente Court Crédit Lyonnais defined by sect delivered delivery order detinue documents of title enactment Exch Factors Act Factors Scotland fair or market Falk filly French Civil Code gelding Grimoldby Heilbutt Hickson horse implied insolvent intended L. J. Ex liable Lord Esher Lord Herschell mare market overt Mayne on Damages ment mercantile agent Mercantile Law North Western Bank owner parties pass payment person pledge Pothier primâ facie provisions purchaser Railway repealed right of lien right of stoppage rule Scotland sect seller's lien ship Smith sold specific Statute of Frauds stipulation stoppage in transitu Sub-sect term thereof tion transfer unless unpaid seller vendee vendor Vict WESTERN BANK 1875
Popular passages
Page 155 - That no contract for the sale of any goods, wares, and merchandises, for the price of ten pounds sterling or upwards shall be allowed to be good, except the buyer shall accept part of the goods so sold, and actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain, or in part...
Page 136 - ... agent acting for him, of the goods or documents of title under any sale pledge or other disposition thereof to any person receiving the same in good faith and without notice of the previous sale shall have the same effect as if the person making the delivery or transfer were expressly authorized by the owner of the goods to make the same.
Page 149 - ... no action shall be brought, whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 32 - Where the goods are bought by description from a seller who deals in goods of that description, whether he be the grower or manufacturer or not, there is an implied warranty that the goods shall be of merchantable quality.
Page 26 - Whether a stipulation in a contract of sale is a condition the breach of which may give rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated or a warranty the breach of which may give rise to a claim for damages, but not to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated, depends in each case on the construction of the contract.
Page 31 - Where the buyer expressly or by implication makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods are required so as to show that the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judgment and the goods are of a description which it is in the course of the seller's business to supply (whether he be the manufacturer or not) there is an implied condition that the goods shall be reasonably fit for such purpose...
Page 162 - India warrants, warehouse keepers' certificates, warrants or orders for the delivery of goods, or any other documents used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorizing or purporting to authorize, either by indorsement or by delivery, the possessor of such document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented.
Page 135 - ... sale, pledge, or other disposition thereof, to any person receiving the same in good faith, and without notice of...
Page 121 - insolvent" within the meaning of this act who either has ceased to pay his debts in the ordinary course of business or cannot pay his debts as they become due, whether he has committed an act of bankruptcy or not, and whether he is insolvent within the meaning of the federal bankruptcy law or not. (4) Goods are in a "deliverable state...
Page 47 - Where there is a contract for the sale of specific goods, or where goods are subsequently appropriated to the contract, the seller may, by the terms of the contract or appropriation, reserve the right of disposal of the goods until certain conditions are fulfilled.