Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-601 (2026)
Buyer's rights on improper delivery
✓ current as of May 2026
Subject to the provisions of this chapter on breach in installment contracts (§ 47-2-612) and unless otherwise agreed under the sections on contractual limitations of remedy (§§ 47-2-718 and 47-2-719), if the goods or the tender of delivery fail in any respect to conform to the contract, the buyer may:
- (a) reject the whole; or
- (b) accept the whole; or
- (c) accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest.
Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-601).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 1983–2018 · leading case: Audio Visual Artistry v. Stephen Tanzer, 403 S.W.3d 789 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012).
Audio Visual Artistry v. Stephen Tanzer, 403 S.W.3d 789 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-2-601 (“[U]nless otherwise agreed .”
Harry J. Whelchel Co. v. Ripley Tractor Co., 900 S.W.2d 691 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). “T.C.A. § 47-2-601 (1992). However, in order to effectively reject the goods, the buyer must seasonably notify the seller.”
Moses v. Newman, 658 S.W.2d 119 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “The right of rejection under T.C.A., § 47-2-601 arises if the goods “fail in any respect to conform to the contract.”
3L Commc'ns L.L.C. v. Jodi Merola, Individually, & d/b/a NY Telecom Supply (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. §47-2-601 (a). Ms. Merola claims that the boards never arrived at her address.”
In Re Adams Plywood, Inc., 48 B.R. 719 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 1985). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 47-2-601. Champion returned the plywood to the Debtor on August 22, 1984, the same day that the Debtor filed a Chapter 11 Petition in Bankruptcy.”
O'Bryant v. Reeder Chevrolet (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999). “Alternatively, she alleged that she revoked her acceptance of the vehicle, pursuant to T.C.A. § 47-2-601, 608. She further alleged that the defendant violated the Tennessee Consumer protection Act, T.”
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. v. U.S. Golf & Tennis Centers, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “The defendants point, in particular, to Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-601 , which provides, in relevant part, that “if the goods or the tender of delivery fail in any respect to conform to the contract,” the buyer may, among other options, “reject the whole.”
Queen City Pastry, LLC v. Bakery Tech. Enter., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “§§ 47-2-607(2), -719(1) (2001). Bakery Technology delivered the oven and related equipment on May 20, 2012.”
State of Tennessee v. Susan Sophia McDaniel - Concurring (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). “§ 47-2-601 (2001). When the seller’s tender is nonconforming, the buyer may “reject the whole,” id.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-601(a): 1 case
3L Commc'ns L.L.C. v. Jodi Merola, Individually, & d/b/a NY Telecom Supply (Tenn. Ct. App. 2013). “Tenn. Code Ann. §47-2-601 (a). Ms. Merola claims that the boards never arrived at her address.”
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