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The provisions of statutory estoppel are found in section 2-403 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Subdivision (2) thereof provides that '[any] entrusting of possession of goods to a merchant who deals in goods of that kind gives him power to transfer all rights of the entruster to a buyer in the ordinary course of business.' Subdivision (9) of section 1-201 of the Uniform Commercial Code defines a 'buyer in the ordinary course of business' as 'a person who in good faith and without knowledge that the sale to him is in violation of the ownership rights or security interest of a third party in ...