Stoppage In Transit
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Stoppage in transit. 'When the buyer of goods becomes insolvent, the unpaid seller who has parted with the possession of the goods has the right of stopping them in transitu; that is to say, he may resume possession of the goods as long as they are in course of transit, and may retain them until payment or tender of the price.'-Sale of Goods Act, 1893 (see that title), s. 44, embodying the law of Lickbarrow v. Mason, (1787) 6 East 21; 1 Sm LC.
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