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Restitution On Default And Article Two Of The Uniform Commercial Code, Robert J. Nordstrom Oct 1966

Restitution On Default And Article Two Of The Uniform Commercial Code, Robert J. Nordstrom

Vanderbilt Law Review

Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code, entitled Sales, contains an entire chapter (Part 7) devoted to remedies. This chapter reveals two basic philosophies. First, the draftsmen were concerned with developing a pattern of recovery following default by one of the parties, even though default is but one reason for the nonperformance of promises. Second, the remedies which are codified emphasize the expectation interest of the nondefaulting party and almost ignore any development of the restitution interest. This emphasis upon the expectation interest singles out only one judicial approach by which the economic interests of the parties can be readjusted …


The Plaintiff In Default, Richard H. Lee Oct 1966

The Plaintiff In Default, Richard H. Lee

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article is concerned with one basic fact pattern. A party to a contract has commenced performance but has stopped short of completion. His failure to perform further is legally inexcusable. The other party has not performed, but is not in default. Can the one in default salvage anything from the wreckage of the contract when he himself "cast it on the rocks"? Can he recover the value of his part performance despite the fact that he refused to abide by his contract? The answer most commonly given by the courts is a righteous no.' But there are many factors …


Ucc Section 2-318: Effect On Washington Requirements Of Privity In Products Liability Suits, Anon Oct 1966

Ucc Section 2-318: Effect On Washington Requirements Of Privity In Products Liability Suits, Anon

Washington Law Review

In recent years, there has been considerable development in the law governing liability of a seller to persons other than his immediate buyer for personal injuries caused by defective products. The rule of caveat emptor has been progressively eroded. The majority of writers and an increasing number of courts have adopted the position that a seller cannot avoid liability on the ground that he is not in privity of contract with the injured party. The Washington court appears to be following this trend. The process of judicial development, however, may be jeopardized by the recent enactment in Washington of section …


Commercial Law--A Farmer Is Not A "Merchant" Under The Uniform Commercial Code--Cook Grains, Inc. V. Fallis, Michigan Law Review Jan 1966

Commercial Law--A Farmer Is Not A "Merchant" Under The Uniform Commercial Code--Cook Grains, Inc. V. Fallis, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

Plaintiff grain company allegedly entered into an oral contract to purchase 5,000 bushels of soybeans from the defendant farmer. The grain company signed a written integration of the alleged oral agreement and mailed it to the farmer, with a request for his signature. The farmer neither signed the document nor attempted to communicate with the grain company and later refused to deliver the soybeans pursuant to the terms of the plaintiff's memorandum. In an action for breach of contract, the grain company contended that the farmer was precluded from relying on the statute of frauds, as incorporated in the Uniform …