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A lumber supplier and a fence company signed the following agreement on May 1:"The supplier promises to sell and the fence company promises to buy 7,000 sections of redwood stockade fence at $30 per section. Each section is to be made of good quality split redwood poles and is to be 7 feet long and 6 feet high; 1,000 sections are to be delivered by seller on or before June 1, and 1,000 sections by the first day in each of the following six months. Payment for the sections to be made within 10 days of delivery. "The first shipment of 1,000 sections arrived on May 27, and the fence company sent its payment on June5. The second shipment arrived on July 1, and the fence company made payment on July 5. The August shipment arrived on the afternoon of August 1. After the initial inspection, the redwood poles were found to be 7 feet long and 6. 25 feet high. The manager of the fence company then called the president of the lumber supplier. During their conversation, the president told the manager that the lumber supplier could not replace the August shipment but would allow a price adjustment. The manager refused the president's offer. The next day, the manager sent the president a fax stating that he was hereby canceling all future deliveries and returning the last shipment because of nonconformity. If the lumber supplier sues the fence company for breach of contract, the court will most likely hold that the lumber company will

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law

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  1. not succeed, because the fence company has the right to refuse nonconforming goods.
  2. not succeed, because the fence company has the right to cancel due to noncompliance with the agreed specifications.
  3. succeed, because the agreement did not specify that the fence company could cancel for nonconformity.
  4. succeed, because all deliveries to date have been timely.
  5. not succeed, because the deviation impaired the value of the entire contract.
  6. succeed, because the president offered to adjust the price for the August shipment.
  7. succeed, because the difference in pole height did not significantly alter the value of the fence sections.
  8. not succeed, because the president refused to replace the nonconforming poles.
  9. succeed, because the fence company did not provide adequate notice of cancellation.
  10. not succeed, because the fence company made all payments promptly as agreed.

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ori_mmlu-professional_law

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1970
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default--test--1970
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