(2-502) Buyer's right to goods on seller's repudiation, failure to deliver, or insolvency
N.D. Cent. Code § 41-02-50
in effect41-02-50. (2-502) Buyer's right to goods on seller's repudiation, failure to deliver, or
insolvency.
1. Subject to subsections 2 and 3 and even though the goods have not been shipped, a
buyer who has paid a part or all of the price of goods in which the buyer has a special
property under the provisions of section 41-02-49 may on making and keeping good a
tender of any unpaid portion of their price recover them from the seller if:
a. In the case of goods bought for personal, family, or household purposes, the
seller repudiates or fails to deliver as required by the contract; or
b. In all cases, the seller becomes insolvent within ten days after receipt of the first
installment on their price.
2. The buyer's right to recover the goods under subdivision a of subsection 1 vests upon
acquisition of a special property, even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to
deliver.
3. If the identification creating the buyer's special property has been made by the buyer,
the buyer acquires the right to recover the goods only if they conform to the contract
for sale.
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