Virginia § 8.2-703 - Seller's remedies in general
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§ 8.2-703. Seller's remedies in general
Where the buyer wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment due on or before delivery or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then with respect to any goods directly affected and, if the breach is of the whole contract (§ 8.2-612), then also with respect to the whole undelivered balance, the aggrieved seller may
(a) withhold delivery of such goods;
(b) stop delivery by any bailee as hereafter provided (§ 8.2-705);
(c) proceed under the next section [§ 8.2-704] respecting goods still unidentified to the contract;
(d) resell and recover damages as hereafter provided (§ 8.2-706);
(e) recover damages for nonacceptance (§ 8.2-708) or in a proper case the price (§ 8.2-709);
(f) cancel.
1964, c. 219.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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