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Under s.27 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, an exception to the rule that a seller who is not the owner…

Section 27 makes an exception where "the owner of the goods is by his conduct precluded from denying the seller's authority to sell". Mere ignorance of the sale, absence…

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Under s.27 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, an exception to the rule that a seller who is not the owner cannot give the buyer a better title than he has applies where the owner is:

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Section 27 makes an exception where "the owner of the goods is by his conduct precluded from denying the seller's authority to sell". Mere ignorance of the sale, absence abroad or the buyer's not knowing who the owner is does not create that estoppel.

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