The question (10 marks)
'Nemo dat quod non habet.' State the rule in section 27 of the Sale of Goods Act 1930 and explain its exceptions. (10 marks)
MU Module III, concept of buyer and seller and the transfer of title; chapter on transfer of property, risk and sale by a non-owner, and case brief 17.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 3 · The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 of Contract – II.
Authorities you will need
- Pearson v. Rose & Young, Ltd. (1950) 2 Ch. D. 1027
- Section 2(9) of the Sale of Goods Act 1930, defining a mercantile agent
- Sections 178, 178A and 179 of the Indian Contract Act 1872, for the parallel rules on pledge
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