Ark. Code Ann. § 4-2-712

“Cover” — Buyer's procurement of substitute goods

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 4–4 (597 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 26 Ark. App. 83 - Dickson v. Delhi Seed Co. (1988)

Most recently applied in 26 Ark. App. 83 - Dickson v. Delhi Seed Co. (November 1988)

Acts 1961, No. 185, § 2-712; A.S.A. 1947, § 85-2-712.

(1) After a breach within the preceding section the buyer may “cover” by making in good faith and without unreasonable delay any reasonable purchase of or contract to purchase goods in substitution for those due from the seller.

(2) The buyer may recover from the seller as damages the difference between the cost of cover and the contract price together with any incidental or consequential damages as hereinafter defined (§ 4-2-715), but less expenses saved in consequence of the seller's breach.

(3) Failure of the buyer to effect cover within this section does not bar him from any other remedy.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.