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Notes 5. What do you understand by a ‘document of title to goods’? Give at least two examples of
documents which are recognised by the Sale of Goods Act as being documents of title to
goods.

6. What are the rules as given in the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, regarding fixation of price?
7. What do you understand by earnest money?
8. A dentist makes a set of false teeth for his patient with materials wholly found by the

dentist and the buyer agrees to pay ` 3000 when they are properly fitted into his mouth.
9. A customer gives his tailor a length of suiting and requires him to make a suit for him, the
lining materials and buttons to be supplied by the tailor.
10. A wholesale dealer in soaps agrees to sell and deliver two cases of ‘Luxury’ toilet soap to a
sub-dealer but delivers that quantity of ‘Luxury’ washing soap. What are the rights of the
sub-dealer?
11. A lady who knew that she was allergic to a particular hair dye developed dermatitis as a
result of having her hair dyed with that substance. She did not disclose her allergy to the
hair dresser. Is the hair dresser liable for breach of implied condition?
12. Ravi sold to Manish a tin of disinfectant powder. He knew that it would be dangerous to
open the tin without special care but he did not warn Manish. Manish without knowledge
of the danger, opened the tin whereupon the powder flew into his eyes and injured him.

Manish filed a suit for damages for the injury. Will he succeed?
Answers: Self Assessment

1. True 2. False 3. True 4. False
5. True 6. False 7. True 8. True
9. False

13.11 Further Readings

Books G. Vijayaragavan Iyengar (2007), Introduction to Banking, Excel Books, New Delhi,
India.
S.S. Gulshan, Business Law, Third Edition, 2006, Excel Books, New Delhi.
S.S. Gulshan, Mercantile Law, Third Edition, 2006, Excel Books, New Delhi.

Online links http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/
whatwedo/consumers/fact-sheets/page38311.html

http://www.dateyvs.com/gener12.htm
http://www.sudhirlaw.com/Business3.html
http://www.vakilno1.com/bareacts/saleofgoods/saleofgoods.htm

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