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Kinds Of Goods-Sale Of Goods Act 1930

   Posted On :  08.05.2018 01:24 am

The goods are classified by sec 6, as follows:

Kinds Of Goods
 
The goods are classified by sec 6, as follows:

A. Existing goods
B. Future goods
C. Contingent goods
 

Existing goods: 


Existing goods are those which are owned or possessed by the seller at the time of the contract of sale.
Existing goods may be further classified into,

1. Specific goods: These are goods which are identified and agreed upon at the time of a contract of sale is made. For example, a specified watch or scooter.
2. Ascertained goods: These are the goods which become ascertained subsequent to the formation of a contract of sale.
3. Unascertained goods: These are the goods which are not identified and agreed upon at the time of the contract of sale. They are defined only by description and may form part of a lot.

Future Goods: 


Future goods means goods to be manufactured or produced or acquired by the seller after the making of the contract of sale.” [Sec.2(6)], Example: A agrees to sell to B the entire crop of Onion, that his land would yield, at Rs.10,000 per ton. This is a contract for the sale of future goods because goods are still to be produced.

Contingent goods: 


Contingent goods are those the acquisition of which by the seller depends upon a contingency which may or may not happen [Sec. 6(2)]. Example: A agrees to sell the cow to B if A inherits C’s property including the cow. C donates the entire property to a trust. The contract becomes void.

 

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