Multiple choice

Which of the following statement is / are correct?

  1. The general rule is “ unless otherwise agreed, the goods remain at the seller's risk until the property therein is transferred to the buyer, but when the property therein is transferred to the buyer, the goods are at the buyer's risk whether delivery has been made or not”.

  2. Where the delivery of the goods has been delayed through the fault of either the buyer or the seller, the goods are at the risk of the party in fault as regards any loss which might not have occurred but for such fault.

  3. In ordinary circumstances, risk is borne by the buyer only when the property in the goods passes over to him. However, the parties may by special agreement stipulate that risk will pass sometime after or before the property has passed.

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements correctly articulate rules about risk transfer in sale of goods. Generally, risk passes with property transfer (A), but if either party delays delivery, they bear the risk (B), and parties can contractually vary when risk passes relative to property transfer (C). These are fundamental principles of sales law.

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