Landmark case · Law of Contract – II · Semester 2

P.Y. Gounder v. Palaniappa Chettiar

AIR 1953 Mad 724 · Madras High Court

The unpaid seller's lien and right of stoppage in transit exist only so long as property has passed and the price remains unpaid.

From topic

Unpaid seller's rights — Unit IV, Law of Contract – II.

Related sections:

Sale of Goods Act, 1930, 45–46 — Unpaid seller defined and rights against the goods
Sale of Goods Act, 1930, 47–49 — Lien of unpaid seller
Sale of Goods Act, 1930, 50–54 — Stoppage in transit, re-sale and rescission