Semple Agreed to Purchase a Quantity of Bird Feed for His

question 22

True/False

Semple agreed to purchase a quantity of bird feed for his canary from a local pet shop. The shopkeeper agreed to weigh the feed and have it in a package for Semple when he returned in one hour. The shopkeeper weighed the feed, and wrote the weight, price, and Semple's name on the package. Before Semple returned, the package was stolen from the shop. The title to the goods passed when the agreement was made, and the goods belonged to Semple when they were stolen.

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