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THE SALE OF GOODS ACT

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<strong>SALE</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>GOODS</strong> 27Remedies of the Buyer50.41) Where the seller wrongfully neglects or refuses Damagesfor nontodeliver the goods to the buyer, the buyer may maintain delivery.an action against the seller for damages for non-delivery.(2) The measure of damages is the estimated lossdirectly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary courseof events, from the seller's breach of contract.(3) Where there is an available market for the goodsin question the measure of damages is prima facie to beascertained by the difference between the contract priceand the market or current price of the goods at the time ortimes when they ought to have been delivered, or, if notime was fixed, then at the time of the refusal to deliver.51. In any action for breach of contract to deliver Specificperspecific or ascertained goods the court may, if it thinks fit, fomance.on the application of the plaintiff, by its judgment or decree,direct that the contract shall be performed specificallywithout giving the defendant the option of retaining thegoods on payment of damages. The judgment or decreemay be unconditional, or upon such terms and conditionsas to damages, payment of the price, and otherwise, as tothe court may seem just, and the application by the plaintillmay be made at any time before judgment or decree.52.-(1) Where there is a breach of warranty by the R-~Yseller, or where the buyer elects, or is compelled to treatfor breachofwarranty.any breach of a condition on the part of the seller as abreach of warranty, the buyer is not by reason only ofsuch breach of warranty entitled to reject the goods; buthe may-(a) set up against the seller the breach of warrantyin diminution or extinction of the price; orl'Ihe. Wuaibn of thir pale k authorized by L.N. 480/1973]

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