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Scott Restaurant Company purchased a commercial freezer from Big Refrigeration Company. The written contract between Scott Restaurant Company and Big Refrigeration Company provided that Scott Restaurant Company would pay Big Refrigeration Company $5,000 for an Arctic Air commercial freezer and an additional $1,000 for delivery and installation of the commercial freezer. Write a case study that considers the questions below.


Is this contract subject to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)? Why, or why not? Does it make a difference if Scott Restaurant Company or Big Refrigeration Company are merchants? Why, or why not?


Next, consider that Big Refrigeration Company delivered an Admiral Craft commercial freezer to Scott Restaurant Company on the date the contract required but, before the freezer was installed, a representative of Scott Restaurant Company recognized that the freezer that was delivered was not the brand that the contract specified.


Include responses to the questions below in your case study.



  • Did Big Refrigeration Company breach the contract?


  • Why, or why not?


  • If there was a breach of contract, what can Scott Restaurant Company do about the breach of contract?


Your case study should be at least two pages in length and include at least two outside sources. Be sure to use APA formatting for all citations and references.

Answered 2 days AfterFeb 26, 2021

Answer To: Instructions Scott Restaurant Company purchased a commercial freezer from Big Refrigeration Company....

Mehzabin answered on Mar 01 2021
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ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC)    5
ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC)
Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
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contract is subjected to Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Generally, the Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) governs contracts and is not applicable to contracts which involve the purchase and sales of goods in the amount of $500 or more. Considering the amount written in the contract between the Scott Restaurant Company and the Big Refrigeration Company which was $5,000 for an Arctic Air commercial freezer and an addition of $1,000 for delivery and installation of the same commercial freezer, it does not invoke the Uniform Commercial Code application as per its governance. However, this contract will definitely make a difference and apply the Uniform Commercial Code because the Big Refrigeration Company is the merchant of over here (Elvy, 2018).
    Speaking in general, Uniform Commercial Code is applicable to contracts which involve parties that have at least one merchant as it describes the term. Those who as a fragment of their business transact with goods of the type covered by the contract are known as merchants. Also, people who have both skills and knowledge of the goods or practices specifically can also be called merchants. In this contract, the Big Refrigeration Company is the merchant which deals in freezers and holds skills and knowledge of the same or relatable goods and practices. This is the sole reason for making this contract subjected to the Uniform...
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