The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 14, Problem 8BCP
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Case summary: Two people M and L, contracted with the company IO to renovate their kitchen. The delivery of some new cabinets was defective. The persons M and L asked for the replacement of the defective cabinets but before the arrival of new cabinets, the association between the two broke down. The persons M and L suggested the company IO to clear out the cabinets and return the payment with installation fee. The company IO denied and emphasized to fulfill the contract.
To find: Applicability of the buyer’s right to revoke the acceptance.
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