Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Goods Act 1958 - SECT 72

Delivery of warrant for goods

72. Delivery of warrant for goods



(1) Without limiting the generality of the last preceding section the delivery
of a warrant for goods indorsed by the person or persons to whom the same has
been issued or by his or their agent or authorized employé to a purchaser of
the goods mentioned in such warrant shall pass the possession as well as the
property in the said goods and no unpaid vendor of the said goods shall have
any right to resume the possession of or to stop the same or any part thereof
in transitu after the delivery of the said warrant.

(2) Where a warrant for goods has been indorsed by the person to whom the same
has been issued or given or by his agent duly authorized in that behalf and is
delivered to any person such last-mentioned person and any subsequent holder
of the warrant in good faith shall as against the person by or on whose behalf
the warrant has been issued or given be entitled to the goods and the
possession thereof to the same extent as if the contract contained in or
evidenced by such warrant had been made with the person to whom the warrant
has been indorsed and delivered as aforesaid or with the said holder thereof
(as the case may be).

(3) In this section the expression warrant for goods means a warehousekeeper's
certificate wharfinger's certificate dock warrant or warrant or order for the
delivery of goods.



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