CopyCited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Apr 28, 2009 | 285 Ga. 288, 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 1483, 68 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 607
...Scandinavian *171 House,
209 Ga.App. 285, 287(1),
433 S.E.2d 687 (1993). See also Heart of Texas Dodge v. Star Coach, supra. When difficulties in interpreting the UCC arise, it "shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies." OCGA §
11-1-102(1)....
...Those purposes and policies are (a) To simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions; (b) To permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties; [and] (c) To make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions. OCGA §
11-1-102(2)....
...ent "more closely resembles a settlement agreement, as opposed to a sale of goods"). Analysis as a mixed contract effectively "permit[s] the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties. . . ." OCGA §
11-1-102(2)(b)....
...Lee Gregory, Inc. v. Scandinavian House, supra at 288(1),
433 S.E.2d 687. Therefore, the "predominant purpose" test is a way, consistent with the text of the UCC, to "simplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions. . . ." OCGA §
11-1-102(2)(a)....
CopyCited 6 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Jul 16, 1992 | 262 Ga. 364, 18 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 643, 92 Fulton County D. Rep. 1414
..., clarify, and modernize the law governing commercial transactions," to "permit the continued expansion of commercial practices through custom, usage, and agreement of the parties," and to "make uniform the law among the various jurisdictions." OCGA §
11-1-102 (2) (a)-(c)....