Manner and effect of rightful rejection.

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  • (1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller.
  • (2) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on rejected goods (Sections 70A-2-603 and 70A-2-604),
    • (a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the seller; and
    • (b) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession of goods in which he does not have a security interest under the provisions of this chapter (Subsection (3) of Section 70A-2-711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with reasonable care at the seller's disposition for a time sufficient to permit the seller to remove them; but
    • (c) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.
  • (3) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by the provisions of this chapter on seller's remedies in general (Section 70A-2-703).




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