Vermont § 509 - § 2—509.
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 509 — § 2—509., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 509. § 2—509.
- Risk of loss in the absence of breach (1) Where the contract requires or authorizes the seller to ship the goods by carrier: (a) if it does not require him or her to deliver them at a particular destination, the risk of loss passes to the buyer when the goods are duly delivered to the carrier even though the shipment is under reservation (§ 2—505); but (b) if it does require him or her to deliver them at a particular destination and the
goods are there duly tendered while in the possession of the carrier, the risk of
loss passes to the buyer when the goods are there duly so tendered as to enable the
buyer to take delivery. (2) Where the goods are held by a bailee to be delivered without being moved, the risk
of loss passes to the buyer: (a) on his or her receipt of possession or control of a negotiable document of title covering
the goods; or (b) on acknowledgment by the bailee of the buyer’s right to possession of the goods; or (c) after his or her receipt of possession or control of a nonnegotiable document of title
or other direction to deliver in a record, as provided in subdivision 2—503(4)(b) of this title. (3) In any case not within subsection (1) or (2) of this section, the risk of loss passes
to the buyer on his or her receipt of the goods if the seller is a merchant; otherwise
the risk passes to the buyer on tender of delivery. (4) The provisions of this section are subject to contrary agreement of the parties and to the provisions of this article on sale on approval (§ 2—327) and on effect of breach on risk of loss (§ 2—510). (Amended 2015, No. 51, § B.5, eff. June 3, 2015.)
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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 509 cover?
Section 509 ("§ 2—509.") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. 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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