Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 7-2-504 (2026)

Shipment by Seller.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026

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Where the seller is required or authorized to send the goods to the buyer and the contract does not require him to deliver them at a particular destination, then unless otherwise agreed he must:

(a) Put the goods in the possession of such a carrier and make such a contract for their transportation as may be reasonable having regard to the nature of the goods and other circumstances of the case; and

(b) Obtain and promptly deliver or tender in due form any document necessary to enable the buyer to obtain possession of the goods or otherwise required by the agreement or by usage of trade; and

Failure to notify the buyer under paragraph (c) or to make a proper contract under paragraph (a) is a ground for rejection only if material delay or loss ensues.

(Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1983–1983 · leading case: Warrior Tombigbee Transp. Co. v. 5,775.674 Net Tons of Coal, 570 F. Supp. 1405 (S.D. Ala. 1983).

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Warrior Tombigbee Transp. Co. v. 5,775.674 Net Tons of Coal, 570 F. Supp. 1405 (S.D. Ala. 1983). “the place of shipment, the seller must at that place ship the goods in the manner provided in this article (section 7-2-504) and bear the expense and risk of putting them into the possession of the carrier; or (c) When under either (a) or (b) the term is also F.”

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