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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 219 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. 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A &#8220;person in the position of a seller&#8221; includes as against a\nprincipal an agent who has paid or become responsible for the price of goods on\nbehalf of his principal or anyone who otherwise holds a security interest or\nother right in goods similar to that of a seller.\n\n2. A person in the position of a seller may as provided in this title withhold\nor stop delivery (&#xA7; 8.2-705) and resell (&#xA7; 8.2-706) and recover\nincidental damages (&#xA7; 8.2-710).\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}}