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Inspection and Acceptance

Learn about the rules governing the buyer’s right to inspect the goods, along with whether the buyer has accepted the goods and the legal effects of acceptance.

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Article 2 gives buyers the right to inspect goods that are tendered, delivered, or identified to a sales contract before paying for or accepting them. In this lesson, we’ll explore Article 2’s rules for inspection and acceptance of goods.

I. Inspection

An inspection allows the buyer to examine the goods to determine whether they comply with the parties’ contract. The buyer may inspect the goods at any reasonable time or place and in any reasonable manner, as determined by usages of trade, the...

Lessons

1. Welcome to Sales
  • Welcome to Sales
2. Introduction to UCC Article 2
  • Scope of Article 2: Transactions in Goods
  • Distinguishing Goods and Services Contracts
  • Key Terms in Article 2
3. Contract Formation and Modification
  • Contract Formation and Modification
  • Battle of the Forms
  • The Statute of Frauds
  • The Parol Evidence Rule
4. Contract Interpretation
  • Article 2 Gap-Fillers
  • Risk of Loss
  • Additional Interpretive Devices
5. Performance
  • The Perfect-Tender Rule and the Right to Cure
  • Inspection and Acceptance
  • Rejection and Revocation
6. Breach, Repudiation, and Excuse
  • Anticipatory Repudiation
  • Adequate Assurance
  • Impracticability of Performance
7. UCC Article 2 Warranties
  • Express Warranties
  • Implied Warranty of Merchantability
  • Implied Warranty of Fitness
  • Excluding and Modifying Warranties
8. Remedies
  • Seller's Remedies
  • Seller's Alternative Remedies
  • Buyer's Remedies for Nondelivery
  • Buyer's Remedies for Accepted Goods
  • Buyer's Incidental and Consequential Damages