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Kubas UCC and Common
Kubasek Differences between UCC and Common law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When the transaction DOES NOT involve a sale or lease? | Common or statutory law. |
| If the transaction provides services | apply common law |
| when neither party is a merchant | then only reasonable care applies to the parties. |
| merchants will be held to a higher standard of | behavior under the UCC than will non-merchants. |
| mirror-image rule that applies under common law do | not apply under the ucc. |
| Under the ucc additional terms are | permitted in contracts for the sale or lease of goods. |
| The UCC eliminates the requirement of new consideration when | modification of sales and lease contracts. |
| Any kind of documentation is usually sufficient | to satisfy the "writing requirement" of the statute of frauds. |
| In Common Law, the terms include quantity, price, performance time, nature of work and identity of offer; whereas, | the quantity is the main focus of the term in UCC. |
| Statute of Limitation is four to six years in Common Law; however the | it is four years in UCC. |
| The contract in Common Law is discharged only because of impossibility like insanity/death of parties concerned or destruction of subject matter. | the contract is discharged as per UCC only because of impracticability |
| privity of contract is required to sue as per the Common Law, | it is not required as per the UCC |
| In the Common Law, if any change is made it would lead to rejection or counter offer of the offer; | In UCC, minor changes do not have any impact and the original offer does not get cancelled. |
| Common Law does not allow revoking of the option contracts, | the offers made by a firm is irrevocable if the deal is made in writing in UCC. |
| Common law requiring the lesser standard of substantial performance; whereas | UCC requires perfect tender. |