Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-2-717 (2024)
Deduction of damages from the 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.
Codes, 1942, § 41A:2-717; Laws, 1966, ch. 316, § 2-717, eff. 3/31/1968.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Patel v. Telerent Leasing Corp., 574 So. 2d 3 (Miss. 1990).
Patel v. Telerent Leasing Corp., 574 So. 2d 3 (Miss. 1990). “Telerent's failure to properly install the equipment was a material breach of contract, the remedy for which gave Patel the right to withhold payment and is provided by: *7 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 75-2-717 , N.C. § 25-2-717 The buyer on notifying the seller of his intention to do so…”
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