Ch. 31

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1996 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, and transferring to the Session Laws
Article 41 - Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
Section 1-101

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1993 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, and transferring to the Session Laws
Article 75 - Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law
Section 3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article 1 - Rules of Interpretation
Section 1 to be under the new subtitle "In General"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

BY transferring

Article 94 - Time

Section 1 and 2, respectively

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

to be

Article 1 - Rules of Interpretation

Section 35 and 36, respectively, to be under the new subtitle "Time"
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2 - Agents and Factors

[7.

In all cases where an agent or factor shall have made a contract for the sale of
goods, wares or merchandise, or shall have delivered the same in pursuance of any such
contract to any person or body corporate, and shall, before the payment of the purchase
money for the same, have become insolvent, the principal or owner of the said goods may
demand and receive the said purchase money from the person or body corporate indebted
therefor, and such person or body corporate shall have no benefit of setoff in any action
which may be brought for the recovery of the same, unless such claim or setoff shall have
arisen in a course of dealing with the said agent or factor acting as such for the same

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