Tennessee Statutes
§ 47-2-511 — Tender of payment by buyer - Payment by check
Tennessee § 47-2-511
JurisdictionTennessee
Title47
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 47-2-511 (2026).
Text
(1)Unless otherwise agreed tender of payment is a condition to the seller's duty to tender and complete any delivery.
(2)Tender of payment is sufficient when made by any means or in any manner current in the ordinary course of business unless the seller demands payment in legal tender and gives any extension of time reasonably necessary to procure it.
(3)Subject to the provisions of chapters 1-9 of this title on the effect of an instrument on an obligation (§ 47-3-310 ), payment by check is conditional and is defeated as between the parties by dishonor of the check on due presentment.
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Related
In Re the Julien Company, Debtor. Oakland Gin Company, Inc. v. Jack Marlow, Trustee for the Julien Company
44 F.3d 426 (Sixth Circuit, 1995)
Conister Trust v. Boating Corp. of America & Villas-Afloat
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Acts 1963, ch. 81, § 1 (2-511); 1997, ch. 66, § 3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 47-1-101
Short title§ 47-1-102
Scope of chapter§ 47-1-104
Construction against implied repeal§ 47-1-105
Severability§ 47-1-106
Use of singular and plural - Gender§ 47-1-201
General definitions§ 47-1-202
Notice - Knowledge§ 47-1-204
Value§ 47-1-205
Reasonable time - Seasonableness§ 47-1-206
Presumptions§ 47-1-302
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