CROOS v. DE SOYSA

D. C, Colombo, 15,873.

Sale of arrack farm-Agreement to sell-Ordinance No. 11 of 1896, &' 11-Movables-Tangible or corporeal things-Goods-Interpretation.

    An agreement between A and B for the sale of the right to tell arrack within a defined' district and for a given period, which A had obtained from the Government as its " renter, " is good and valid although not in writing.

    It is not a contract for the sale of " goods " within the meaning of section 4 of " The Sale of Goods Ordinance, 1896. "

    The word " movables " as used in the definition for " goods" doer not include anything more ' than corporeal movables, and the term " goods " in section 59 of that Ordinance means all tangible movable property, except money and in certain cases crops and things attached to the soil.

THE defendant, who had bought from the Government the rent of the arrack farm of the town and district of Negombo for 1902 and 1903, agreed verbally to sell to the plaintiff the said rent. The plaintiff complained of a breach of this agreement by the defendant and claimed damages.

    The defendant took the objection that the agreement was not