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Statute

New York Statute - Uniform Commercial Code § 2-709, Action for the price

Citation

N.Y. U.C.C. § 2-709 (Consol. 2007)

Summary

N.Y. U.C.C. § 2-709 sets forth the damages a seller can recover if the buyer does not pay. The seller must make a reasonable effort to resell the goods (or show that doing so is futile).

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