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Statutes > Virginia > Title-8-2 > Part-5 > 8-2-504§ 8.2-504. Shipment by seller.
Where the seller is required or authorized to send the goods to the buyer andthe contract does not require him to deliver them at a particulardestination, then unless otherwise agreed he must
(a) put the goods in the possession of such a carrier and make such acontract for their transportation as may be reasonable having regard to thenature of the goods and other circumstances of the case; and
(b) obtain and promptly deliver or tender in due form any document necessaryto enable the buyer to obtain possession of the goods or otherwise requiredby the agreement or by usage of trade; and
(c) promptly notify the buyer of the shipment.
Failure to notify the buyer under paragraph (c) or to make a proper contractunder paragraph (a) is a ground for rejection only if material delay or lossensues.
(1964, c. 219.)
