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Scope of Article 2: Transactions in Goods

Learn that Article 2 applies only to contracts for the sale of goods, what a good is under Article 2, and how certain transactions, though they concern goods, are excluded from Article 2’s scope.

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We’ll start our sales course by considering the scope of Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, or UCC.

I. Transactions Covered by Article 2

Article 2 applies to transactions in goods. Although the UCC doesn’t actually define a transaction in goods, this term covers more than just contracts for the sale of goods. However, most transactions that fall under Article 2 are sales of goods.

A. Sale Defined

A sale is the transfer of title to goods from a buyer to a seller in exchange...

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