SALE AND SUPPLY OF GOODS Third Edition Cavendish Publishing Limited London • Sydney SALE AND SUPPLY OF GOODS Third Edition Professor Michael Furmston TD, MA, BCL, LLM, Barrister Bencher of Gray’s Inn Emeritus Professor of Law and Senior Research Fellow The University of Bristol Cavendish Publishing Limited London • Sydney Third edition first published 2000 by Cavendish Publishing Limited, The Glass House, Wharton Street, London WC1X 9PX, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7278 8000 Facsimile: +44 (0) 20 7278 8080 E-mail:
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