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Unless the parties agree otherwise, how do delivery of goods and payment of the price relate under…

Section 32 makes delivery and payment concurrent unless otherwise agreed. The seller must be ready and willing to hand over possession in exchange for the price, and the…

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Unless the parties agree otherwise, how do delivery of goods and payment of the price relate under section 32 of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930?

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Section 32 makes delivery and payment concurrent unless otherwise agreed.

The seller must be ready and willing to hand over possession in exchange for the price, and the buyer must be ready and willing to pay in exchange for possession.

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Option A

The default is concurrent exchange rather than prior delivery.

Option B

The default does not require advance payment.

Option C

Each side must be ready and willing to perform in exchange for the other's performance.

Option D

Section 32 sets concurrent performance absent an agreement to vary it.

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