S.C. Code Ann. § 36-2-602

Manner and effect of rightful rejection

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 36–36 (519 sections).

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Plantation Shutter Co., Inc. v. Ezell (1997)

Most recently applied in Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA), Inc. v. Platinum Technologies, Inc. (October 2005)

1962 Code SECTION 10.2-602; 1966 (54) 2716.

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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 36-2-603 and 36-2-604),

(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 36-2-711), 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

(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 36-2-703).

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