ABSTRACT
Many sale of goods cases are decided by the application of the rules of general contract law. For instance, the rules as to whether there is a contract at all (offer and acceptance, consideration and so on) are basically the same for all contracts. There is, however, a body of rules which is peculiar to sale of goods transactions or which is applied by analogy to transactions like hire purchase or hire. One problem is to tell which questions are answered by contract law and which are answered by sales law. It is not easy to answer this question but, for the moment, do not worry about it. Be aware as you are going along that the problem exists. When you have finished the course, you will usually be able to see what the answer is in any particular situation.
