Wine dealer went into receivership.
Customers had purchased wine but left it in company’s
possession for storage.
possession for storage.
But company had not allocated particular case s of
wine to particular customers.
wine to particular customers.
In fact did not have sufficient quantities to meet all
customers’ orders.
customers’ orders.
Under sale of goods law no legal title had passed.
Oliver J held that company did not hold any of the
wine on trust for the customers.
wine on trust for the customers.
Could not be said with certainty which wines were the
subject matter of a trust for any particular customer.
subject matter of a trust for any particular customer.