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6. s12 (1) SOGA 1979 is an implied condition that the seller has the legal 'right' to sell the goods - i.e. has the "legal title"

  • True
  • False

7. Which case illustrates the point that there is no right to sell goods if they are stolen as a person does not have the legal 'right' to sell goods that do not belong to him even if the seller does not know they are not his to sell?

  • Rowland -v- Divall
  • Grant -v- Australian Knitting Mills
  • Aswan Engineering Establishment Co -v- Lupdine Ltd
  • Beale -v- Taylor

8. What does s12 (2) SOGA 1979 do?

  • Imposes implied warranties on the seller
  • Imposes express terms into a contract
  • Imposes implied conditions on the seller
  • Nothing, there is no s12 (2) SOGA 1979

9. These implied terms are that goods are free from any third party rights not made known to the buyer before the contract and the buyer will enjoy quiet possession of the goods

  • True
  • False

10. Which section of SOGA 1979 imposes an implied condition that goods sold by description must correspond to that description as the buyer is relying in the seller's description?

  • Section 14
  • Section 13
  • Section 12
  • Section 15
  • Section 16

11. Which case illustrates this section?

  • Chapelton -v- Barry Urban District Council
  • Beale -v- Taylor
  • Rowland -v- Divall
  • Parker -v- The South Eastern Railway Company

12. Which case illustrates the fact that a breach of this condition can occur even where the buyer is not harmed by the misdescription and does not therefore suffer a detriment?

  • Harlingdon & Leinster Enterprises Ltd -v- Christopher Hull Fine Art Ltd
  • Rowland -v- Divall
  • Arcos Ltd -v- E A Ronaasen & Son
  • Beale -v- Taylor

13. Which case illustrates the important factor that the buyer must rely on the seller's description?

  • Aswan Engineering Establishment Co -v- Lupdine Ltd
  • Arcos Ltd -v- E A Ronaasen & Son
  • Harlingdon & Leinster Enterprises Ltd -v- Christopher Hull Fine Art Ltd
  • Rowland -v- Divall

14. This section of SOGA 1979 does not apply to goods that have been examined and selected by the buyer, unless he could not actually check that the description was accurate

  • True
  • False

15. Section 14 SOGA 1979 implies 2 conditions that a seller of goods promises that the goods he sells are of satisfactory quality (s14 (2)) and "fit for purpose" (s14 (3))

  • True
  • False

16. This section applies to private sales and where sales are made 'in the course of business'

  • True
  • False

17. When did 'merchantable quality' become 'satisfactory quality'?

  • Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 which amended SOGA 1979
  • SOGA 1979
  • Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982

18. There is also the added requirement that the goods should be fit for all the purposes for which they would commonly be supplied rather that "a" particular purpose

  • True
  • False

19. Which case illustrates the previous position?

  • Harlingdon Leinster Enterprises Ltd -v- Chistopher Hull Fine Art Ltd
  • Aswan Engineering Establishment Co -v- Lupdine Ltd
  • Grant -v- Australian Knitting Mills
  • Rogers -v- Parish (Scarborough) Ltd

20. Older cases which refer to "merchantable quality" and applied to read as "satisfactory quality"

  • True
  • False