Multiple choice

The general principle regarding the transfer of title is that the seller

  1. can transfer to the buyer of goods a better title than he himself has

  2. cannot transfer to the buyer of goods a better title than he himself has

  3. can transfer to the buyer of goods no title than he himself has

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Option (2) is correct: Where goods are sold by a person who is not the owner thereof and who does not sell them under the authority or with the consent of the owner, the buyer acquires no better title to the goods than the seller had.

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