What does &quot;hold to order&quot; mean?
<p>Paul Davies. <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Smiths-Law-Contract-Paul-Davies/dp/0198807813/ref=dp_ob_title_bk" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>JC Smith's The Law of Contract</em> (2018 2 ed)</a>. p. 69.</p>

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<li>Is the Best Answer from <a href="https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110707063743AAwVmAD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yahoo Answers</a> beneath wrong?  I'm assuming that the rogue, Fletcher, didn't have a solicitor.</li>
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  <p>One solicitor is accepting a duty to make sure the transaction is completed before title transfers..that's all. </p>
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<li>How could Grey induce "the defendant to detain the sugar and indemnified him for doing so" (gold), if the "the sugar was held to Fletcher’s order" (red)? </li>
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<li><p>The Yahoo answer appears to relate to the use of the phrase in a different context.  I don't think the answer is relevant to the context of the <em>Henderson</em> case.</p></li>
<li><p>How could he?  Just like this:</p></li>
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  <p>GREY.  Hey Williams, you know that sugar you're holding for me?  I have just sold it to Robinson.  His agent, Fletcher, will contact you to tell you what to do with it.  </p>
  
  <p>WILLIAMS.  Okay.</p>
  
  <p>(time passes)</p>
  
  <p>GREY. Hey Williams, I just found out that guy Fletcher is a crook, and he doesn't work for Robinson at all.  If he tells you to move the sugar, don't do it; leave it where it is until I can get this mess straightened out.  If he tries to sue you or whatever, I'll be responsible for any liability you might incur.</p>
  
  <p>WILLIAMS.  Okay, Grey, no problem.  You're one of my best customers and I trust you.  I'll ignore any instructions I get from Fletcher, and wait to hear from you before I let anyone touch the sugar.</p>
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<p>It means the earmarked the goods to be for that particular person/order. I don't know if they are talking about a written order or a verbal order. </p>

<p>It is important in terms of ownership and personal property law etc to determine who the goods are earmarked for as it goes towards ownership - which is what that case is about. </p>

<p>They are trying to work out who owned the sugar and who therefore had the rights to onsell the sugar. </p>

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