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Under a sale contract, the seller is authorised or required to send the goods to the buyer. Under…

Section 39(1) applies where the seller is authorised or required under the contract to send the goods to the buyer. Delivery to a wharfinger for safe custody is then prima…

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Under a sale contract, the seller is authorised or required to send the goods to the buyer. Under section 39(1) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, delivery to a wharfinger for safe custody is:

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Section 39(1) applies where the seller is authorised or required under the contract to send the goods to the buyer. Delivery to a wharfinger for safe custody is then prima facie delivery to the buyer. The buyer need not personally collect the goods before that presumption can arise.

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