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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 11, § 2-717 (2026)

Deduction of damages from price

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The buyer on notifying the seller of his intention to do so may deduct all or any part of the damages resulting from any breach of the contract from any part of the price still due under the same contract.   [PL 1965, c. 306, §9 (AMD).]
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PL 1965, c. 306, §9 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1995 · leading case: Adamatic v. Progressive Baking Co., Inc., 667 A.2d 871 (Me. 1995).
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Adamatic v. Progressive Baking Co., Inc., 667 A.2d 871 (Me. 1995). “Adamatic concedes that pursuant to 11 M.R.S.A. § 2-717 a buyer may deduct damages resulting from the seller’s breach of the contract from any part of the price still due pursuant to the contract.”
M.K. Assocs. v. Stowell Prods., Inc., 697 F. Supp. 20 (D. Me. 1988). “” 11 M.R.S.A. § 2-717. A buyer claiming a breach of contract after accepting goods must, however, notify the seller of the breach within a reasonable time after discovery of the breach, or the buyer will be barred from any breach of contract remedy.”
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