Section 2-718 – Liquidation or Limitation of Damages; Deposits
(1) Damages for breach by either party may be liquidated in the agreement but only at an amount which is reasonable in the light of the anticipated or actual harm caused by the breach, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or nonfeasibility of otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy. A term fixing unreasonably large […]
Section 2-719 – Contractual Modification or Limitation of Remedy
(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3) of this section and of the preceding section on liquidation and limitation of damages, (a) The agreement may provide for remedies in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this title and may limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable under this title, as […]
Section 2-720 – Effect of “Cancellation” or “Rescission” on Claims for Antecedent Breach
Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of “cancellation” or “rescission” of the contract or the like shall not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for an antecedent breach.
Section 2-721 – Remedies for Fraud
Remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all remedies available under this title for nonfraudulent breach. Neither rescission or a claim for rescission of the contract for sale nor rejection or return of the goods shall bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damages or other remedy.
Section 2-722 – Who Can Sue Third Parties for Injury to Goods
Where a third party so deals with goods which have been identified to a contract for sale as to cause actionable injury to a party to that contract (a) A right of action against the third party is in either party to the contract for sale who has title to or a security interest or a […]
Section 2-723 – Proof of Market Price; Time and Place
(1) If an action based on anticipatory repudiation comes to trial before the time for performance with respect to some or all of the goods, any damages based on market price (§ 2-708 or § 2-713) shall be determined according to the price of such goods prevailing at the time when the aggrieved party learned of […]
Section 2-724 – Admissibility of Market Quotations
Whenever the prevailing price or value of any goods regularly bought and sold in any established commodity market is in issue, reports in official publications or trade journals or in newspapers or periodicals of general circulations published as the reports of such market shall be admissible in evidence. The circumstances of the preparation of such […]
Section 2-725 – Statute of Limitations in Contracts for Sale
(1) An action for breach of any contract for sale must be commenced within four years after the cause of action has accrued. By the original agreement the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year but may not extend it. (2) A cause of action accrues when the breach occurs, regardless […]
Section 2-713 – Buyer’s Damages for Nondelivery or Repudiation
(1) Subject to the provisions of this title with respect to proof of market price (§ 2-723), the measure of damages for nondelivery or repudiation by the seller is the difference between the market price at the time when the buyer learned of the breach and the contract price together with any incidental and consequential damages […]
Section 2-714 – Buyer’s Damages for Breach in Regard to Accepted Goods
(1) Where the buyer has accepted goods and given notification (subsection (3) of § 2-607) he may recover as damages for any nonconformity of tender the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the seller’s breach as determined in any manner which is reasonable. (2) The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the […]