Tennessee § 47-2-512 - Payment by buyer before inspection.
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§ 47-2-512. Payment by buyer before inspection.
Where the contract requires payment before inspection nonconformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless: the nonconformity appears without inspection; or despite tender of the required documents the circumstances would justify injunction against honor under the provisions of chapters 1-9 of this title (§ 47-5-109(b)). Payment pursuant to subsection (1) does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer's right to inspect or any of his remedies. Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-512); 1998, ch. 675, § 5.
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