- 20 Marks
BCL – May 2019 – L1 – Q5 – Agency, Sale of goods/hire purchase
Discusses the object of a sale of goods, legal advice for parties in a sale involving stolen property, and the duties of an agent.
Question
Yaa Konadu purchased a car from Kofi Apenteng. Two months later, it was discovered that the car was stolen property before it was acquired by Apenteng, and both parties were innocent. Konadu had to give back the car through the police. Apenteng had no title to pass on, so Konadu sued him for the refund of the whole of her money despite the fact that she had used the car for two months.
Required: a) Explain if the object of the sale of the car was met for either Yaa Konadu or Kofi Apenteng.
(4 marks)
b) Advise the parties.
(6 marks)
c) Explain FOUR (4) duties of an agent to his principal.
(10 marks)
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- Tags: Agency Law, Duties of an Agent, Legal Advice, Sale of Goods, Transfer of Property
- Level: Level 1
- Topic: Agency Law, Sale of goods/hire purchase
- Series: MAY 2019
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