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Under Section 30(1), where a seller who has sold goods continues in possession and resells them to a good-faith buyer without notice of the earlier sale, that second buyer:
AMust share with the first buyer
BGets no title
CAcquires only possession
DGets a good title, even though property had earlier passed to the first buyer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Gets a good title, even though property had earlier passed to the first buyer
Section 30(1): a seller continuing in possession can pass good title (or pledge) to a good-faith second buyer without notice, overriding the first buyer's earlier-passed property.
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