Utah Code 70A-2-702. Seller’s remedies on discovery of buyer’s insolvency
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(1) Where the seller discovers the buyer to be insolvent he may refuse delivery except for cash including payment for all goods theretofore delivered under the contract, and stop delivery under this chapter (Section 70A-2-705 ).
Terms Used In Utah Code 70A-2-702
- Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Utah Code 70A-2-103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Utah Code 70A-2-103
- Writing: includes :(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(2) Where the seller discovers that the buyer has received goods on credit while insolvent he may reclaim the goods upon demand made within 10 days after the receipt, but if misrepresentation of solvency has been made to the particular seller in writing within three months before delivery the ten-day limitation does not apply. Except as provided in this subsection the seller may not base a right to reclaim goods on the buyer’s fraudulent or innocent misrepresentation of solvency or of intent to pay.(3) The seller’s right to reclaim under Subsection
(2) is subject to the rights of a buyer in ordinary course or other good faith purchaser or lien creditor under this chapter (Section70A-2-403 ). Successful reclamation of goods excludes all other remedies with respect to them.