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In Defense Of Certain Provisions Of The Uniform Commercial Code Relating To Formation Of Sales Contracts: A Partial Reply To Professor Babb, Frederick M. Hart

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During the past two years, the former Portland Law Review and the reestablished Maine Law Review have carried articles by Professor Babb commenting on many provisions of the uniform Commercial Code. The adverse tenor of Professor Babb's comments causes some concern lest his views serve as a source of restrictive interpretation in the event that the Code is enacted in Maine. It is unlikely that an alert and careful court, confronted with a problem requiring construction of a Code provision, would reach its decision by following the rationale of decisions overruled or made obsolete by the Code, or that it …