Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-602 (2026)
Manner and effect of rightful rejection
✓ current as of May 2026
- (1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of the two (2) following sections on rejected goods (§§ 47-2-603 and 47-2-604):
- (a) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the seller; and
- (b) 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 chapter (§ 47-2-711(3)), 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
- (c) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.
- (3) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by the provisions of this chapter on seller's remedies in general (§ 47-2-703).
Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-602).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · 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). “Accordingly, under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 47-2-602, Mr. Tanzer is not entitled to the UCC remedies of cancellation of the contract, recovery of the price of the goods he did not reject, or “cover” and damages.”
Trinity Indus., Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co., 77 S.W.3d 159 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “(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 (b) fails to make an effective rejection (§…”
Harry J. Whelchel Co. v. Ripley Tractor Co., 900 S.W.2d 691 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995). “T.C.A. § 47-2-602 (1992). “Acceptance” occurs, inter alia, when the buyer, after having a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods, signifies to the seller that the goods will be retained in spite of their nonconformity, or when the buyer fails to make an effective rejection.”
Great Am. Music Mach., Inc. v. Mid-South Record Pressing Co., 393 F. Supp. 877 (M.D. Tenn. 1975). “The defective records had only negligible value as scrap, and defendant made no request that they be returned to it.”
Moses v. Newman, 658 S.W.2d 119 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “—(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 (b) fails to make an effective rejection…”
Iron Horse Energy Servs., Inc. v. S. Concrete Prods., Inc. (W.D. Tenn. 2020). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-602 (1). Further, “if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession of goods .”
Shomaker Lumber Co., Inc. v. Hardwood Sales & Plan. Servs., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 47-2-602 , -606, -608 (2001).”
Queen City Pastry, LLC v. Bakery Tech. Enter., LLC (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 47-2-602 cmt. 1 (2001) (“Contract provisions limiting the time for rejection .”
Billy Hughes v. Lee Masonry Prods., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “The UCC states that acceptance of goods may occur in three ways: (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…”
Trinity Indus., Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “(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 (b) fails to make an effective rejection (§…”
Ricky Riddle v. Heartland Nursery Co. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 47-2-606 (1) says that a buyer has accepted the goods if he has done any of the following: (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)…”
Pyamid Computers v. Ben Gasparro (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Section 47-2-606 of the Tennessee Code states the following, in pertinent part: (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…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-602(1): 6 cases
Audio Visual Artistry v. Stephen Tanzer, 403 S.W.3d 789 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2012). “Accordingly, under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 47-2-602, Mr. Tanzer is not entitled to the UCC remedies of cancellation of the contract, recovery of the price of the goods he did not reject, or “cover” and damages.”
Trinity Indus., Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co., 77 S.W.3d 159 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “(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 (b) fails to make an effective rejection (§…”
Billy Hughes v. Lee Masonry Prods., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “The UCC states that acceptance of goods may occur in three ways: (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…”
Trinity Indus., Inc. v. McKinnon Bridge Co., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “(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 (b) fails to make an effective rejection (§…”
Ricky Riddle v. Heartland Nursery Co. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “§ 47-2-606 (1) says that a buyer has accepted the goods if he has done any of the following: (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)…”
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