Question

In which of the following case(s), the finder of goods can sell the goods found?

• A. Owner cannot be found with reasonable diligence
• B. Owner, if found, does not pay the lawful charges of the finder
• C. Goods are in danger of perishing
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Section 169, Indian Contract Law, 1872, states, "When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it. When a thing which is commonly the subject of sale is lost, if the owner cannot with reasonable diligence be found, or if he refuses upon demand, to pay the lawful charges of the finder, the finder may sell it :

(1) when the thing is in danger of perishing or of losing the greater part of its value, or

(2) when the lawful charges of the finder, in respect of the thing found, amount to two-thirds of its value.