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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) General rule.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) 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 he has a special property under the provisions of section 2501 (relating to insurable interest in goods; manner of identification of goods) may on making and keeping good a tender of any unpaid portion of their price recover them from the seller if:
(1) 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
(2) in all cases, the seller becomes insolvent within ten days after receipt of the first installment on their price.
(b) Vesting.--The buyer's right to recover the goods under subsection (a)(1) vests upon acquisition of a special property even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to deliver.
(c) Identification made by buyer.--If the identification creating his special property has been made by the buyer he acquires the right to recover the goods only if they conform to the contract for sale.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 13 Pa.C.S.A. Commercial Code § 2502. Right of buyer to goods on repudiation, failure to deliver or insolvency of seller - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-13-pacsa-commercial-code/pa-csa-sect-13-2502/
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