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Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-103

Definitions and index of definitions

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 75–75 (480 sections).

Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case 493 So. 2d 301 - Fedders Corp. v. Boatright (1986)

Most recently applied in Steel Dynamics Columbus, LLC v. Altech Environment USA Corp. (March 2017)

Codes, 1942, § 41A:2-103; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 2-103; Laws, 2001, ch. 495, § 6; Laws, 2006, ch. 527, § 42; Laws, 2010, ch. 506, § 4, eff from and after July 1, 2010.

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(1) In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: “Buyer” means a person that buys or contracts to buy goods.

(2) [Reserved]

(3) “Receipt” of goods means taking physical possession of them.

(4) “Seller” means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods.

(5) Other definitions applying to this chapter or to specified parts thereof, and the sections in which they appear are: “Acceptance” Section 75-2-606 “Banker’s credit” Section 75-2-325 “Between merchants” Section 75-2-104 “Cancellation” Section 75-2-106(4) “Commercial unit” Section 75-2-105 “Confirmed credit” Section 75-2-325 “Conforming to contract” Section 75-2-106 “Contract for sale” Section 75-2-106 “Cover” Section 75-2-712 “Entrusting” Section 75-2-403 “Financing agency” Section 75-2-104 “Future goods” Section 75-2-105 “Goods” Section 75-2-105 “Identification” Section 75-2-501 “Installment contract” Section 75-2-612 “Letter of Credit” Section 75-2-325 “Lot” Section 75-2-105 “Merchant” Section 75-2-104 “Overseas” Section 75-2-323 “Person in position of seller” Section 75-2-707 “Present sale” Section 75-2-106 “Sale” Section 75-2-106 “Sale on approval” Section 75-2-326 “Sale or return” Section 75-2-326

(6) The following definitions in other chapters apply to this chapter: “Check” Section 75-3-104 “Consignee” Section 75-7-102 “Consignor” Section 75-7-102 “Consumer goods” Section 75-9-102 “Control” Section 75-7-106 “Dishonor” Section 75-3-502 “Draft” Section 75-3-104

(7) In addition Chapter 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this chapter.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.