Encyclop?dia of Accounting, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Encyclopdia of Accounting, Vol. 6<br><br>Sale of Goods Act 1893. - The law relating to the sale of goods was codified by the Sale of Goods Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 71), which extends to Scotland. The references in this article are to sections of that Act. In the application of the Act to Scotland the term "action" includes condescendence and claim and compensation; "bailee" includes custodier; "defendant" includes defender, respondent, and claimant in multiple-poinding; "goods" includes all corporeal movables except money; "lien" includes right of retention; "plaintiff" includes pursuer, complainer, claimant in a multiplepoinding, and defendant or defender counterclaiming; and a breach of warranty is deemed to be a failure to perform a material part of the contract (sec. 62 (1)).<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.