SALES continued.
Bona fide purchasers - continued. Good faith purchasers, 386 Market overt, goods sold in, 377 Mistake as to identity of party, purchaser's rights as affected by, 23-1300
Money as passing by delivery, 377 Negotiable instruments passing by delivery, 377
Notice of seller's want of title, 383
Persons entitled to protection, 383 Pre-existing debt as consideration, 384
Pre-existing indebtedness as con- sideration, 318-320
Remedy of rightful owner, 386 Resale by buyer, possession as evi- dence of title, 49
Rescission, effect as to third per- sons, 321
Rights generally, 23-1385
Rule denying protection, 23-1386 Sale by fraudulent buyer as af- fecting original seller's rights, 23-1385
Sale by persons having indicia of ownership, 378
Sale in violation of injunction, 23-1241
Stolen property, 375
Title as against prior purchaser without delivery, 52
Title as against seller's creditors, 50
Title of buyer as measured by sel-
ler's title, 373-377 Transferee of bill of lading or warehouse receipt, 320 Warehouse receipts, 380
Who are bona fide purchasers, 383 Bonds, implied warranty as to va- lidity, 205
Books, misrepresentations in sale of, 349
Bought and sold notes as contracts of sale, 23-1260
Branding laws, sales in violation of, 23-1307
Breach of contract, see Performance and breach
Breach of warranty (see also Meas- ure of damages for breach of warranty)
Action for breach not in avoid- ance of contract, 234
SALES-continued. Breach of warranty Action on case, 242 Aggravation of damages, 268 Animals, damages for breach of warranty of soundness, 266 Animals, loss of profits from in- ability to use animal, 267 Barrenness of animals, 228 Brands as showing want of title in seller, 233
Conditions precedent to recovery of damages, 234
Damages for breach generally, 234 Damages for breach of warranty of title, 269
Defects constituting unsoundness, 226
Enhancement of damages, 268 Form and sufficiency of notice of defects, 246
Form of action, 242
General warranty as covering un- known defects, 219
Ground for rescission by seller, 287
Judgment in action for fraud as bar to action on warranty, 237 Limitation of actions, 237-239 Limitation of seller's liability, ex-
press stipulation, 234
Measure of damages, 253 Minimizing damages, 268 Mitigation of damages, 268
Notice of defects before suing for breach, 244
Nursery stock, damages for breach of warranty, 264
Nursery stock, limitation of lia- bility for breach of warranty, 266
Patent defects in animals, 225 Payment of price as essential to maintenance of action for dam- ages, 234
Pleading in action for breach, 243 Pregnancy of animals, 228 Rejection of goods before delivery and acceptance, 290
Remedying defects, right of seller,
Resale by buyer as waiver of breach, 240
Rescission as affecting claim for damages, 235-236
Rescission for breach of warranty, 287
Seller's right to remedy defects or substitute another article, 241 Sterility of animals, 228 Stipulation limiting seller's liabil- ity, 234
Substitution of another article as curing breach, 241
Time of existence of defects, 225 Title of thing sold, 230-233 Unknown defects, 219 Unsoundness, defects constituting, 226
Unsoundness of animal, 221 Unsoundness of animals, proof of, 228
Vice in animal as unsoundness, 227
Waiver of breach, 239-241 Waiver of notice of defects, 247 Warranty of title, damages, 269 Warranty of title, limitation of action, 238
Buildings as subjects of sale, 23- 1238
Bulk sales acts, constitutionality, 23-1190
Bulky or ponderous articles, con- structive delivery, 56
Burden of proof, see Evidence Business injury to, by breach of warranty, 260
Buyer (see also Bona fide purchas- ers; Remedies of buyer)
Title acquired by purchase, 23- 1237
Cancellation of contract
Emergency, 23–1190
Provision for, as destroying mu- tuality, 23-1270 Capacity of parties, 23-1273 Carriers (see also Place of sale; Stoppage in transitu)
Bill of lading, form, 23-1427
SALES - continued. Carriers continued.
Bill of lading retained by seller, effect, 43
Bill of lading taken in name of sel- ler, 44
Delivery to carrier as authoriz- ing action for price, 94
Delivery to carrier as delivery to buyer, 23-1383, 1423
Delivery to carrier as passing title, 40
Freight, by whom payable, 23- 1427
Insurance of goods in transit, 23- 1428
Liability for loss of or injury to goods, 23-1429
Misdirection of goods shipped, 23-
Notice to buyer of shipment of goods, 23-1429
Time of delivery to carrier as
time of shipment, 23-1372 Time of shipment by carrier, 23– 1427
Transportation charges as pay-
able by buyer or seller, 23-1380 Case, action on, for breach of war- ranty, 242
Cash sales, see Payment of price Caveat emptor
Application of rule, 179
Rule stated, 332
Certainty as requisite of contract of
Change of possession, see Construc-
tive delivery; Delivery by seller Chattel mortgages, sale of property without consent of mortgagee, 23- 1303 Checks -
Acceptance of check given in pay- ment of price, effect, 23–1388 Conditional payment, 23-1385 Full payment recited in check for price, effect, 23-1445
Local custom to receive checks in payment, 23-1389
Payment of price by check, 23- 1448
Choses in action, implied warranty in sale, 204
C. i. f., meaning in sale contract, 23-1335
- continued.
C. o. d. shipments -
Delivery to carrier as passing title, 46
Place of sale, 23-1258 Collection of draft with bill of lad-
ing attached distinguished from sale, 23-1204
Commercial agencies, see Misrepre- sentations by buyer Commission merchants, see Consign- ment to agent for sale Commodities, see Payment in com-
modities; Subject matter of sales Comparison of articles, see War- ranty
Concurrent stipulations in contract, 23-1340
Conditional delivery, see Delivery by seller
Absolute obligation for price, ef- fect, 447
Acquisition to subject matter, rights of seller, 477 Additional security for price, ef- fect of taking, 448 Adequacy of price as indicating nature of transaction, 443 Assignment by buyer for benefit of creditors, 470
Assignment of rights by seller, 478
Bailment distinguished, 449 Bankruptcy of buyer, 470 Boarding house keeper's lien, 461 Breach of contract by seller, ef- fect of right to reject goods,
Buyer authorized to resell, 458 Buyer's interest as subject to sale
under execution, 500
Buyers' rights, 496-503 Buyer's title, vesting, 503-506 Chattel mortgage distinguished from conditional sale, 441 Chattel mortgage or conditional sale, test of transaction, 445- 447
Chattels to be annexed to real es- tate, 473-476
Collateral security, effect of tak- ing, 505
Conflict of laws, 452
Criterion of nature of transaction, 442
Destruction of property as affect-
ing buyer's liability, 494
Fraud, failure to record contract, 472
Infant buyer, effect of disaffirm- ance, 502
Innkeeper's lien, 461 Insurable interest of buyer, 498 Insurance at expense of buyer, ef- fect of provision, 448 Intention of parties, 442 Leases distinguished, 449 Lien of third person for repairs, 459
Livery stable keeper's lien, 461 Mechanic's lien as inconsistent with retention of title by seller, 448 Operation of transaction, 454 Parol reservation of title, valid- ity, 463
Part payments, recovery by buyer on retaking by seller, 500 Possession by seller, character of, 494
Preferences, failure to record, 472 Price, recovery by seller, 489-496 Purchase money note, effect of re- newal, 505
Purchase money notes, effect of transfer by seller, 504 Receiver of buyer, title, 470 Recording acts, 465-473 Redemption, buyer's right of, 502 Refusal of buyer to accept de- livery, 490
Removal of property to another
Tests as to character of transac- tion, 450
Third persons, rights of, 454 Title of conditional purchaser as salable, 23-1236
Transfer by buyer, effect, 498-500 Transfer by seller of purchase money note, effect, 504
Transfer of right by seller, 478 Usury under cover of conditional sale, 441
Validity of transaction, 454 Vesting of title in buyer, 503–506 What law governs, 452 Writing, necessity, 463 Condition of property, see Delivery by seller; Waiver
Conditions distinguished from cov- enants, 23-1330
Confederate government, legality of sales in aid of, 23-1314 Confidential relation between par- ties, fair dealing required, 296 Conflict of laws (see also Place of sale) -
Common law as governing, when, 23-1193
Conditional sales, 452
Consecutive sales of same prop- erty, 23-1194
Construction of contract, 23-1328 Intention of parties as to what
law shall govern, 23-1252 Law of place of contract as gov- erning, 23-1198
Law of place of sale as governing, 23-1315
Presumption that law of place of contract is same as law of fo- rum, 23-1193
Removal of property after sale, 23-1194
Sale of property in another juris- diction, 23-1196 Vessel at sea, 23-1197 Consideration (see also Price)
Essential elements of sale, 23-1187 Inadequacy of price as indicative of fraud, 296
Money price or price estimated in money, 23-1187
Parol evidence to show true con- sideration, 23-1391 Pre-existing debt, 384
SALES-continued.
Consideration - continued.
Pre-existing indebtedness, 318- 320
Requisite of contract of sale, 23- 1277
Return of consideration on re- scission by seller, 322-325 Consignment to agent for sale Contracts of agency distinguished from sales, 23-1214
Contracts "on sale and return" distinguished from consignments for sale, 23-1220
Liability of consignee for price as affecting nature of transaction, 23-1218
Proof of character of transaction, 23-1220
Test as to character of contract, 23-1216
Title to goods as affected by con- signment, 23-1214
Constitutionality of statutes restrict- ing right to sell, 23–1190 Construction of contract (see also Abbreviations; Quality of goods sold; Quantity of goods sold; Words and phrases) Abbreviations, 23-1350 Abbreviations, parol evidence to explain, 23-1329
"About" as describing quantity, 23-1353
Back of instrument, words on, as part of contract, 23-1328 Buyer's risk or seller's risk, 23- 1334
Concurrent stipulations, 23-1340 Conflict of laws, 23-1328 Correspondence constituting con- tract, 23-1329.
Covenants distinguished from con- ditions, 23-1330
Defeating contract, construction against, 23-1327
Delivery, time and place, 23-1364 Dependent stipulations, 23-1339 Effect to be given to all words used, 23-1329
Entire contracts, 23-1341
Entire instrument to be consid- ered, 23-1329
"Estimated" quantity, 23-1353
Executory and executed contracts
distinguished, 23-1346 "Free on board," 23-1337 Goods "to arrive," 23-1333 Government contracts, 23-1328 Independent stipulations, 23-1339 Intention of parties, ascertainment as cardinal rule, 23-1328 "More or less," description of quantity, 23-1352 Mutual stipulations, 23–1339 Parol evidence to explain abbre- viations, 23-1329
Particular words and phrases, 23- 1332
Place of delivery, 23-1364 Printed matter as controlled by written matter, 23-1329 Quality of goods sold, 23-1358 Quantity, provisions relating to, 23-1350
Question for court or jury, 23- 1331
"Require" or "requirement," 23- 1332
Restraint on trade, strict construc-
Severable contracts, 23-1341 Several instruments constituting contract, 23-1329
Signature, words following, as part of contract, 23-1328 Strict construction against re- straint of trade, 23-1328 "Strike" clause, 23-1335 Subject matter, construction as to, 23-1350
Sustaining contract, construction in favor of, 23-1327 Technical words, 23-1328, 1350 Time as of essence, 23-1330 Time of delivery, 23-1364 Time of payment, 23-1381 Trade terms, 23-1350 Transportation charges as payable by buyer or seller, 23-1380 Upholding contract, construction in favor of, 23–1327 What law governs, 23-1328 Whole instrument considered, 23- 1329
Words and phrases, 23–1332 Written matter as controlling printed matter, 23-1329
SALES-continued. Constructive delivery - Animals running at large, 56 Application of rule, 54 Bulky or ponderous articles, 56 Control of place of storage, 57 Husband and wife, sales between, 58
Parent and child, sales between, 58
Sales between persons residing together, 58
Sufficiency as against creditors and subsequent purchasers, 53 Contingency as subject of sale, 23- 1244
Contingency, validity of executory contract depending on, 23-1231 Contract of agency distinguished from sales, 23-1214 Contracts of sale (see also Conflict of laws; Construction of con- tract; Executory contracts of sale; Future delivery contracts; Offer and acceptance; Perform- ance and breach; Place of sale; Requisites and validity of sale contracts) -
Alteration of contract, 23–1264 Assignability, 23-1187
Breach of contract, see Perform- ance and breach
Cancellation "in the event of an emergency," 23-1190 Certainty, 23-1262
Contingent or conditional opera- tion, parol evidence to show, 23-1391
Credit sales, effect of buyer's in- solvency, 23-1367
Death of party as terminating contract, 23-1189
Evidence, see Parol evidence to vary or explain contract Exclusive sales, effect of contract as monopolistic, 23-1199 Failure of buyer to read contract before signing, 23-1389 Implied contracts, 23-1263 Incomplete writings, parol evi- dence to show actual agreement, 23-1395
Modification by subsequent agree ment, 23-1394
Mutuality, see Mutuality of con-
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