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Unless otherwise agreed, under section 39(3) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, where goods are sent by a…

Section 39(3) provides that if the seller fails to give the required notice, "the goods shall be deemed to be at his risk during such sea transit". The usual position that…

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Unless otherwise agreed, under section 39(3) of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930, where goods are sent by a route involving sea transit in circumstances in which it is usual to insure, if the seller fails to give the buyer notice enabling him to insure them, the goods are at:

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Section 39(3) provides that if the seller fails to give the required notice, "the goods shall be deemed to be at his risk during such sea transit". The usual position that delivery to the carrier is delivery to the buyer gives way here, and the risk is neither shared nor moved to the carrier.

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