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Iowa Code § 554.2715

Buyer’s incidental and consequential damages

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 554–554 (631 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Des Moines Flying Service, Inc. v. Aerial Services Inc. Cedar Valley Aviation, LLC and Kirk P. Fisher (2016)

Most recently applied in 360 F. Supp. 3d 817 - Rexing Quality Eggs v. Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc. (December 2018)

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9998, 9999; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.70, 554.71; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2715]

1. Incidental damages resulting from the seller’s breach include expenses reasonably incurred in inspection, receipt, transportation and care and custody of goods rightfully rejected, any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions in connection with effecting cover and any other reasonable expense incident to the delay or other breach.

2. Consequential damages resulting from the seller’s breach include

a. any loss resulting from general or particular requirements and needs of which the seller at the time of contracting had reason to know and which could not reasonably be prevented by cover or otherwise; and

b. injury to person or property proximately resulting from any breach of warranty.

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.