Section27

Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant

When property is in the possession of a person&‘s wife, clerk or servant, on account of that person, it is in that person&‘s possession within the meaning of this Code.

Explanations

(1) A person employed temporarily or on a particular occasion in the capacity of a clerk, or servant, is a clerk or servant within the meaning of this section.

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