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Title 11. COMMERCIAL CODE · Chapter 2. · Article 2. SALES · Part 5. PERFORMANCE

11-2-512. Payment by buyer before inspection.

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  1. (1)

    Where the contract requires payment before inspection nonconformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless:#

    1. (a)

      The nonconformity appears without inspection; or#

    2. (b)

      Despite tender of the required documents the circumstances would justify injunction against honor under the provisions of this title (Code Section 11-5-109).#

  2. (2)

    Payment pursuant to subsection (1) of this Code section does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer’s right to inspect or any of his remedies.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1933, § 109A-2-512, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 995, § 2.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2002, p. 995, § 8, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2002, and shall apply to a letter of credit that is issued on or after July 1, 2002. This Act does not apply to a transaction, event, obligation, or duty arising out of or associated with a letter of credit that was issued before July 1, 2002.”

Law reviews

For article, “Buyer’s Right of Rejection: A Quarter Century Under the Uniform Commercial Code, and Recent International Developments,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 805 (1979).

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