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SALES

M.G.L. c. 106, § Article 2
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c. 106, § Article 2. SALES Section 2-101 Short title Section 2-102 Scope; Certain Security and other Transactions Excluded from this Article Section 2-103 Definitions and Index of Definitions Section 2-104 Definitions: ''Merchant''; ''Between Merchants''; ''Financing Agency'' Section 2-105 Definitions; Transferability; ''Goods''; ''Future'' Goods; ''Lot''; ''Commercial Unit'' Section 2-106 Definitions: ''Contract''; ''Agreement''; ''Contract for Sale''; ''Sale''; ''Present Sale''; ''Conforming'' to Contract; ''Termination''; ''Cancellation'' Section 2-107 Goods to be Severed from Realty; Recording Section 2-201 Formal Requirements: Statute of Frauds Section 2-202 Final Written Expression: Parol or Extrinsic Evidence Section 2-203 Seals Inoperative Section 2-204 Formation in General Section 2-205 Firm Offers Section 2-206 Offer and Acceptance in Formation of Contract Section 2-207 Additional Terms in Acceptance or Confirmation Section 2-208 Repealed, 2013, 30, Sec. 7 Section 2-209 Modification, Rescission and Waiver Section 2-210 Delegation of Performance; Assignment of Rights Section 2-301 General Obligations of Parties Section 2-302 Unconscionable Contract or Clause Section 2-303 Allocation or Division of Risks Section 2-304 Price Payable in Money, Goods, Realty, or Otherwise Section 2-305 Open Price Term Section 2-306 Output, Requirements and Exclusive Dealings Section 2-307 Delivery in Single Lot or Several Lots Section 2-308 Absence of Specified Place for Delivery Section 2-309 Absence of Specific Time Provisions; Notice of Termination Section 2-310 Open Time for Payment or Running of Credit; Authority to Ship under Reservation Section 2-311 Options and Co-operation Respecting Performance Section 2-312 Warranty of Title and Against Infringement; Buyer's Obligation Against Infringement Section 2-313 Express Warranties by Affirmation, Promise, Description, Sample Section 2-314 Implied Warranty: Merchantability; Usage of Trade Section 2-315 Implied Warranty; Fitness for Particular Purpose Section 2-316 Exclusion or Modification of Warranties Section 2-316A Limitation on Exclusion or Modification of Warranties Section 2-317 Cumulation and Conflict of Warranties Express or Implied Section 2-318 Lack of Privity in Actions Against a Manufacturer, Seller, Lessor or Supplier of Goods Section 2-319 F.O.B. and F.A.S. Terms Section 2-320 C.I.F. and C. & F. Terms Section 2-321 C.I.F. or C. & F.: ''Net Landed Weights''; ''Payment on Arrival''; Warranty of Condition on Arrival Section 2-322 Delivery ''Ex–Ship'' Section 2-323 Form of Bill of Lading required in Overseas Shipment; ''Overseas'' Section 2-324 ''No Arrival, No Sale'' Term Section 2-325 ''Letter of Credit'' Term; ''Confirmed Credit'' Section 2-326 Sale on Approval and Sale or Return; Rights of Creditors Section 2-327 Special Incidents of Sale on Approval and Sale or Return Section 2-328 Sale by Auction Section 2-401 Passing of Title; Reservation for Security; Limited Application of this Section Section 2-402 Rights of Seller's Creditors against Sold Goods Section 2-403 Power to Transfer; Good Faith Purchase of Goods; ''Entrusting'' Section 2-501 Insurable Interest in Goods; Manner of Identification of Goods Section 2-502 Buyer's Right to Goods on Seller's Repudiation, Failure to Deliver, or Insolvency Section 2-503 Manner of Seller's Tender of Delivery Section 2-504 Shipment by Seller Section 2-505 Seller's Shipment under Reservation Section 2-506 Rights of Financing Agency Section 2-507 Effect of Seller's Tender; Delivery on Condition Section 2-508 Cure by Seller of Improper Tender or Delivery; Replacement Section 2-509 Risk of Loss in the Absence of Breach Section 2-510 Effect of Breach on Risk of Loss Section 2-511 Tender of Payment by Buyer; Payment by Check Section 2-512 Payment by Buyer before Inspection Section 2-513 Buyer's Right to Inspection of Goods Section 2-514 When Documents Deliverable on Acceptance; When on Payment Section 2-515 Preserving Evidence of Goods in Dispute Section 2-601 Buyer's Rights on Improper Delivery Section 2-602 Manner and Effect of Rightful Rejection Section 2-603 Merchant Buyer's Duties as to Rightfully Rejected Goods Section 2-604 Buyer's Options as to Salvage of Rightfully Rejected Goods Section 2-605 Waiver of Buyer's Objections by Failure to Particularize Section 2-606 What Constitutes Acceptance of Goods Section 2-607 Effect of Acceptance; Notice of Breach; Burden of Establishing Breach after Acceptance; Notice of Claim or Litigation to Person Answerable Over Section 2-608 Revocation of Acceptance in Whole or in Part Section 2-609 Right to Adequate Assurance of Performance Section 2-610 Anticipatory Repudiation Section 2-611 Retraction of Anticipatory Repudiation Section 2-612 ''Installment Contract''; Breach Section 2-613 Casualty to Identified Goods Section 2-614 Substituted Performance Section 2-615 Excuse by Failure of Presupposed Conditions Section 2-616 Procedure on Notice Claiming Excuse Section 2-701 Remedies for Breach of Collateral Contracts Not Impaired Section 2-702 Seller's Remedies on Discovery of Buyer's Insolvency Section 2-703 Seller's Remedies in General Section 2-704 Seller's Right to Identify Goods to the Contract Notwithstanding Breach or to Salvage Unfinished Goods Section 2-705 Seller's Stoppage of Delivery in Transit or Otherwise Section 2-706 Seller's Resale Including Contract for Resale Section 2-707 ''Person in the Position of a Seller'' Section 2-708 Seller's Damages for Non-acceptance or Repudiation Section 2-709 Action for the Price Section 2-710 Seller's Incidental Damages Section 2-711 Buyer's Remedies in General; Buyer's Security Interest in Rejected Goods Section 2-712 ''Cover''; Buyer's Procurement of Substitute Goods Section 2-713 Buyer's Damages for Non-Delivery or Repudiation Section 2-714 Buyer's Damages for Breach in Regard to Accepted Goods Section 2-715 Buyer's Incidental and Consequential Damages Section 2-716 Buyer's Right to Specific Performance or Replevin Section 2-717 Deduction of Damages from Price Section 2-718 Liquidation or Limitation of Damages; Deposits Section 2-719 Contractual Modification or Limitation of Remedy Section 2-720 Effect of ''Cancellation'' or ''Rescission'' on Claims for Antecedent Breach Section 2-721 Remedies for Fraud Section 2-722 Who Can Sue Third Parties for Injury to Goods Section 2-723 Proof of Market Price: Time and Place Section 2-724 Admissibility of Market Quotations Section 2-725 Statute of Limitations in Contracts For Sale
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXV/Chapter106/Article2Fetched: 10/20/2026

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