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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-602 (2026)
Manner and effect of rightful rejection
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(a) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on rejected goods (G.S. 25-2-603 and 25-2-604),
(1) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the seller; and
(2) 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 (c) of G.S. 25-2-711), 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
(3) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.
(c) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by the provisions of this article on seller's remedies in general (G.S. 25-2-703). (1965, c. 700, s. 1; 2025-25, s. 112.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Design Plus Store Fixtures, Inc. v. Citro Corp., 508 S.E.2d 825 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998).
Design Plus Store Fixtures, Inc. v. Citro Corp., 508 S.E.2d 825 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). “” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-612 (2) (1995). A proper rejection also requires (1) rejection within a reasonable time after delivery or tender, and (2) seasonable notice to seller.”
Bus. Commc'ns, Inc. v. KI Networks, Inc., 580 S.E.2d 77 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). “Defendant appeals, contending it rejected the goods under N.C.G.S. § 25-2-602 (2001), or in the alternative, if it accepted the goods, it effectively revoked acceptance, N.”
Patel v. Telerent Leasing Corp., 574 So. 2d 3 (Miss. 1990). “He then *6 found that Patel, under the provisions of North Carolina General Statute § 25-2-606, had accepted the television sets by execution of the completion certificate on June 22, 1985, and engraving the name "Sonya Motor Inn" onto each of the leased sets.”
ITT-Indus. Credit Co. v. Milo Concrete Co., 229 S.E.2d 814 (N.C. Ct. App. 1976). “25-2-606(1) provides: Acceptance of goods occurs when the buyer (a) after a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods signifies to the seller that the goods are conforming or that he will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity; or (b) fails to make an effective…”
Performance Motors, Inc. v. Allen, 186 S.E.2d 161 (N.C. 1972). “G.S. 25-2-602. Acceptance precludes rejection of the goods accepted and, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity, cannot be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured.”
Williams v. Hyatt Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 269 S.E.2d 184 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). “Thus, we conclude that testimony as to the value of the 1976 Dodge Ramcharger at the time plaintiff purchased it with the vibration problem on 26 August 1976 was relevant to the issue of the amount of damages to which plaintiff was entitled in the event breach of warranty was…”
Rose v. Epley Motor Sales, 215 S.E.2d 573 (N.C. 1975). “The buyer who has accepted goods as performance of the seller’s contract may revoke his acceptance when there is a nonconformity of the goods to the contract which substantially impairs their value to him, provided his failure to discover such nonconformity prior to his…”
Danjee, Inc. v. Addressograph Multigraph Corp., 262 S.E.2d 665 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). “— (1) Acceptance of goods occurs when the buyer (a) After a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods signifies to the seller that the goods are conforming or that he will take or retain them in spite of their nonconformity; or *633 (b) fails to make an effective rejection…”
Graybar Elec. Co. v. Shook, 195 S.E.2d 514 (N.C. 1973). “The plaintiff, failing in its efforts to establish a contract on the part of the defendant to return the shipment, however, contends in the alternative that G.S. 25-2-602(2) (b) (Uniform Commercial Code) required the defendant to exercise reasonable care in holding the rejected…”
Davis v. Vintage Enter., Inc., 209 S.E.2d 824 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974). “G.S. 25-2-602. Acceptance precludes rejection of the goods accepted and, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity, cannot be revoked because of it unless' the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured.”
Davis v. Colonial Mobile Homes, 220 S.E.2d 802 (N.C. Ct. App. 1975). “See G.S. 25-2-602 (b), (c) ; G.S. 25-2-608(3).”
HPS, INC. v. All Wood Turning Corp., 204 S.E.2d 188 (N.C. Ct. App. 1974). “G.S. 25-2-602. Acceptance precludes rejection of the goods accepted and, if made with knowledge of a nonconformity, cannot be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured.”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-602(1): 2 cases
Bus. Commc'ns, Inc. v. KI Networks, Inc., 580 S.E.2d 77 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). “Defendant appeals, contending it rejected the goods under N.C.G.S. § 25-2-602 (2001), or in the alternative, if it accepted the goods, it effectively revoked acceptance, N.”
Consol. Distrib. Corp. v. McLawhorn, No. 24-658 (N.C. Ct. App. Sept. 3, 2025).
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-2-602(2): 1 case
Graybar Elec. Co. v. Shook, 195 S.E.2d 514 (N.C. 1973). “The plaintiff, failing in its efforts to establish a contract on the part of the defendant to return the shipment, however, contends in the alternative that G.S. 25-2-602(2) (b) (Uniform Commercial Code) required the defendant to exercise reasonable care in holding the rejected…”
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