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A commissions B to paint a portrait of him at a price of Rs. five thousand and supplies to B painting…

Where skill and labour predominate and the material supplied is incidental, the transaction is not a sale (cf. Robinson v Graves); painting a commissioned portrait is a…

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A commissions B to paint a portrait of him at a price of Rs. five thousand and supplies to B painting material. What is the nature of transaction?

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Where skill and labour predominate and the material supplied is incidental, the transaction is not a sale (cf. Robinson v Graves); painting a commissioned portrait is a "contract for work and labour"

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