Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2-510 – Effect of Breach on Risk of Loss
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Section 2–510. (1) Where a tender or delivery so fails to conform to the contract as to give a right of rejection the risk of loss remains on the seller until cure or acceptance.
Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2-510
- Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2-103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract for sale: includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2-106
- Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 106 sec. 2-103
(2) Where the buyer rightfully revokes acceptance he may to the extent of any deficiency in his effective insurance coverage treat the risk of loss as having rested on the seller from the beginning.
(3) Where the buyer as to conforming goods already identified to the contract for sale repudiates or is otherwise in breach before risk of their loss has passed to him, the seller may to the extent of any deficiency in his effective insurance coverage treat the risk of loss as resting on the buyer for a commercially reasonable time.