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Where the seller is required or authorized to send the goods to the buyer and the contract<\/span> does not require him to deliver them at a particular destination, then unless otherwise agreed he must<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> put the goods in the possession<\/span> of such a carrier and make such a contract<\/span> for their transportation as may be reasonable having regard to the nature of the goods and other circumstances of the case; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> obtain and promptly deliver or tender in due form any document necessary to enable the buyer to obtain possession<\/span> of the goods or otherwise required by the agreement or by usage of trade; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> promptly notify the buyer of the shipment.\n\t\t\tFailure to notify the buyer under paragraph (c) or to make a proper contract<\/span> under paragraph (a) is a ground for rejection only if material<\/span> delay or loss ensues. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSHIPMENT BY SELLER (\u00a7 8.2-504)\n\nWhere the seller is required or authorized to send the goods to the buyer and\nthe contract does not require him to deliver them at a particular destination,\nthen unless otherwise agreed he must\n\na. put the goods in the possession of such a carrier and make such a contract\nfor their transportation as may be reasonable having regard to the nature of the\ngoods and other circumstances of the case; and\n\nb. obtain and promptly deliver or tender in due form any document necessary to\nenable the buyer to obtain possession of the goods or otherwise required by the\nagreement or by usage of trade; and\n\nc. promptly notify the buyer of the shipment.\n\t\t\tFailure to notify the buyer under paragraph (c) or to make a proper contract\nunder paragraph (a) is a ground for rejection only if material delay or loss\nensues.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 219.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}