Pennsylvania § 2716 - Right of buyer to specific performance or replevin.
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§ 2716. Right of buyer to specific performance or replevin.
(a) Specific performance.--Specific performance may be decreed where the goods are unique or in other proper circumstances.
(b) Terms and conditions of decree.--The decree for specific performance may include such terms and conditions as to payment of the price, damages, or other relief as the court may deem just.
(c) Replevin.--The buyer has a right of replevin for goods identified to the contract if after reasonable effort he is unable to effect cover for such goods or the circumstances reasonably indicate that such effort will be unavailing, or if the goods have been shipped under reservation and satisfaction of the security interest in them has been made or tendered. In the case of goods bought for personal, family or household purposes, the buyer's right of replevin vests upon acquisition of a special property even if the seller had not then repudiated or failed to deliver.
(June 8, 2001, P.L.123, No.18, eff. July 1, 2001)
2001 Amendment. Act 18 amended subsec. (c).
Cross References. Section 2716 is referred to in sections 2402, 2711 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 2716 cover?
Section 2716 ("Right of buyer to specific performance or replevin.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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