§ 6A-2-712. “Cover” — Buyer’s procurement of substitute goods.
(1) After a breach within the preceding section the buyer may “cover” by making in good faith and without unreasonable delay any reasonable purchase of or contract to purchase goods in substitution for those due from the seller.
(2) The buyer may recover from the seller as damages the difference between the cost of cover and the contract price together with any incidental or consequential damages as hereinafter defined (§ 6A-2-715), but less expenses saved in consequence of the seller’s breach.
(3) Failure of the buyer to effect cover within this section does not bar him or her from any other remedy.
History of Section.P.L. 1960, ch. 147, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 6A - Uniform Commercial Code
Section 6A-2-701. - Remedies for breach of collateral contracts not impaired.
Section 6A-2-702. - Seller’s remedies on discovery of buyer’s insolvency.
Section 6A-2-703. - Seller’s remedies in general.
Section 6A-2-705. - Seller’s stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise.
Section 6A-2-706. - Seller’s resale including contract for resale.
Section 6A-2-707. - “Person in the position of a seller.”
Section 6A-2-708. - Seller’s damages for nonacceptance or repudiation.
Section 6A-2-709. - Action for the price.
Section 6A-2-710. - Seller’s incidental damages.
Section 6A-2-711. - Buyer’s remedies in general — Buyer’s security interest in rejected goods.
Section 6A-2-712. - “Cover” — Buyer’s procurement of substitute goods.
Section 6A-2-713. - Buyer’s damages for nondelivery or repudiation.
Section 6A-2-714. - Buyer’s damages for breach in regard to accepted goods.
Section 6A-2-715. - Buyer’s incidental and consequential damages.
Section 6A-2-716. - Buyer’s right to specific performance or replevin.
Section 6A-2-717. - Deduction of damages from the price.
Section 6A-2-718. - Liquidation or limitation of damages — Deposits.
Section 6A-2-719. - Contractual modification or limitation of remedy.
Section 6A-2-720. - Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach.
Section 6A-2-721. - Remedies for fraud.
Section 6A-2-722. - Who can sue third parties for injury to goods.
Section 6A-2-723. - Proof of market price — Time and place.
Section 6A-2-724. - Admissibility of market quotations.
Section 6A-2-725. - Statute of limitations — Contracts for sale — Breach of warranty.