Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-2-714 (2026)

Buyer’s damages for breach in regard to accepted goods

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(1) Where the buyer has accepted goods and given notification (§ 6A-2-607(3)) he or she may recover as damages for any nonconformity of tender the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the seller’s breach as determined in any manner which is reasonable.

(2) The measure of damages for breach of warranty is the difference at the time and place of acceptance between the value of the goods accepted and the value they would have had if they had been as warranted, unless special circumstances show proximate damages of a different amount.

(3) In a proper case any incidental and consequential damages under the next section may also be recovered.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1977–2018 · leading case: Saber v. Dan Angelone Chevrolet, Inc., 811 A.2d 644 (R.I. 2002).
Saber v. Dan Angelone Chevrolet, Inc., 811 A.2d 644 (R.I. 2002). · cites it 3× “In light of these facts, we hold that this is a “special circumstance [ ]” under § 6A-2-714(2) 6 and that the trial justice correctly directed the jury that if they found for the plaintiff, the damages would be $14,900, the purchase price.”
Bergenstock v. Lemay's G.M.C., Inc., 372 A.2d 69 (R.I. 1977). · cites it 4× “comport with §6A-2-714 which measures damages for breach of warranty as “the difference at the time and place of acceptance between the value of the goods accepted and the value they would have had if they had been as warranted.”
In re Gen. Motors LLC, 339 F. Supp. 3d 262 (S.D. Ill. 2018). “2d 69 (1977) (noting that R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-2-714 measures damages for breach of warranty as "the difference at the time and place of acceptance between the value of the goods accepted and the value they would have had if they had been as warranted").”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 6A-2-714(2) — 2 cases
Saber v. Dan Angelone Chevrolet, Inc., 811 A.2d 644 (R.I. 2002). “In light of these facts, we hold that this is a “special circumstance [ ]” under § 6A-2-714(2) 6 and that the trial justice correctly directed the jury that if they found for the plaintiff, the damages would be $14,900, the purchase price.”
Bergenstock v. Lemay's G.M.C., Inc., 372 A.2d 69 (R.I. 1977). “comport with §6A-2-714 which measures damages for breach of warranty as “the difference at the time and place of acceptance between the value of the goods accepted and the value they would have had if they had been as warranted.”
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