(1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller.
(2) Subject to the provisions of the two (2) following sections on rejected goods (KRS 355.2-603 and 355.2-604),
(a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the seller; and
(b) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession of goods in which he does not have a security interest under the provisions of this article (subsection (3) of KRS 355.2-711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with reasonable care at the seller's disposition for a time sufficient to permit the seller to remove them; but
(c) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.
(3) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by the provisions of this article on seller's remedies in general (KRS 355.2-703). Effective: July 1, 1960 History: Created 1958 Ky. Acts ch. 77, sec. 2-602, effective July 1, 1960.
Notes of Decisions
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1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case:
Smith v. Gen. Motors Corp., 979 S.W.2d 127 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998).
Smith v. Gen. Motors Corp., 979 S.W.2d 127 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998).
“KRS 355.2-602. If a defect is not discovered until after acceptance, however, a revocation of the acceptance may be effected, and the buyer may have “the same rights and duties with regard to the goods .”
Holmes (E.D. Ky. 2026).
· cites it 4× “KRS § 355.2-602(1), (2)(a). Acceptance, by contrast, occurs when the buyer fails to make an effective rejection or engages in conduct inconsistent with the seller’s ownership.”
Caudill Seed & Warehouse Co. v. Jarrow Formulas, Inc., 161 F. Supp. 3d 513 (W.D. Ky. 2015).
· cites it 2× “In sum, Jarrow Formulas knew or had reason to know of the irradiation earlier than it claimed in briefings. Yet it used the non-conforming products and even kept purchasing them after it learned of the irradiation.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 355.2-602(1) — 2 cases
Holmes (E.D. Ky. 2026).
“KRS § 355.2-602(1), (2)(a). Acceptance, by contrast, occurs when the buyer fails to make an effective rejection or engages in conduct inconsistent with the seller’s ownership.”
Caudill Seed & Warehouse Co. v. Jarrow Formulas, Inc., 161 F. Supp. 3d 513 (W.D. Ky. 2015).
“In sum, Jarrow Formulas knew or had reason to know of the irradiation earlier than it claimed in briefings. Yet it used the non-conforming products and even kept purchasing them after it learned of the irradiation.”
— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 355.2-602(2)(a) — 1 case
Holmes (E.D. Ky. 2026).
“KRS § 355.2-602(1), (2)(a). Acceptance, by contrast, occurs when the buyer fails to make an effective rejection or engages in conduct inconsistent with the seller’s ownership.”
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