28-2-603. MERCHANT BUYER’S DUTIES AS TO RIGHTFULLY REJECTED GOODS. (1) Subject to any security interest in the buyer (subsection (3) of section 28-2-711), when the seller has no agent or place of business at the market of rejection a merchant buyer is under a duty after rejection of goods in his possession or control to follow any reasonable instructions received from the seller with respect to the goods and in the absence of such instructions to make reasonable efforts to sell them for the seller’s account if they are perishable or threaten to decline in value speedily. Instructions are not reasonable if on demand indemnity for expenses is not forthcoming.
(2) When the buyer sells goods under subsection (1), he is entitled to reimbursement from the seller or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and selling them, and if the expenses include no selling commission then to such commission as is usual in the trade or if there is none to a reasonable sum not exceeding ten per cent (10%) on the gross proceeds.
(3) In complying with this section the buyer is held only to good faith and good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance nor conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.
History:
[28-2-603, added 1967, ch. 161, sec. 2-603, p. 351.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 28 - COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Chapter 2 - UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE — SALES
Part 6 - BREACH, REPUDIATION AND EXCUSE
Section 28-2-601 - BUYER’S RIGHTS ON IMPROPER DELIVERY.
Section 28-2-602 - MANNER AND EFFECT OF RIGHTFUL REJECTION.
Section 28-2-603 - MERCHANT BUYER’S DUTIES AS TO RIGHTFULLY REJECTED GOODS.
Section 28-2-604 - BUYER’S OPTIONS AS TO SALVAGE OF RIGHTFULLY REJECTED GOODS.
Section 28-2-605 - WAIVER OF BUYER’S OBJECTIONS BY FAILURE TO PARTICULARIZE.
Section 28-2-606 - WHAT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS.
Section 28-2-608 - REVOCATION OF ACCEPTANCE IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
Section 28-2-609 - RIGHT TO ADEQUATE ASSURANCE OF PERFORMANCE.
Section 28-2-610 - ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION.
Section 28-2-611 - RETRACTION OF ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION.
Section 28-2-612 - “INSTALLMENT CONTRACT” — BREACH.
Section 28-2-613 - CASUALTY TO IDENTIFIED GOODS.
Section 28-2-614 - SUBSTITUTED PERFORMANCE.
Section 28-2-615 - EXCUSE BY FAILURE OF PRESUPPOSED CONDITIONS.