Seller's Remedies SGA 1979

The unpaid seller has the right to resell the goods where he has exercised his right of lien or stoppage in transit.

• True

• False

The unpaid seller can exercise his right of stoppage in transit by giving notice to the carrier to stop the goods and redeliver them to the seller or according to his directions.

• True, as this is also the recognised mode of exercising this right.

• False, as this right can be exercised only by taking the actual possession.

Where the buyer repudiates the contract before the due date of delivery of goods. The seller may treat the contract as

• A. Subsisting and wait till the due date of delivery.

• B. Repudiated and bring an immediate action for recovery of damage.

• C. Either (a) or (b).

• D. Only option (a) is available to the seller.

The 'stoppage in transit' means the stopping of the goods while they are in the course of transmission to the

• Seller

• Buyer

• Buyer's agent

• None of these

The unpaid seller can exercise his right of lien over the goods where he is in possession of the goods as a

• Owner of goods

• Agent of buyer

• Bailee for buyer

• Any of these

Where the unpaid seller resells the goods without giving a notice to the buyer and there is loss on resale, then the unpaid seller

• Is guilty of breach of contract.

• Can recover the loss from the buyer.

• Cannot recover the loss form the buyer.

• Can recover the loss form mercantile association.

Under the Sale of Goods Act, 1979, an unpaid seller has right

• A. Against the goods sold

• B. Against the buyer

• C. Both A and B

• D. None of these

The rights of withholding deliver in is similar to and coextensive with the right of

• A. Lien

• B. Stoppage in transit

• C. Both (a) & (b)

• D. None of these

Right of lien is lost when ______ of goods is lost.

• Ownership

• Possession

• Market value

The unpaid seller can exercise the right of stoppage of goods in transit for

• Price of goods

• Storage charges

• Any lawful charges

• All of these