Question

You have a technology business that produces computer control devices. Last week you shipped twenty custom-made computer controllers to a manufacturer, and they arrived four days ago. Today the manufacturer called you and said she is going to return ten of the controllers because she now realizes she has no use for them. Also, she will not be paying for those ten controllers. Because the controllers were specially made for the manufacturer’s specific needs, you don’t see how you can sell them to anyone else. With that in mind, you want to know what your options are in terms of being paid by the manufacturer for all twenty controllers. In these circumstances, you may well turn to the UCC, and more specifically Article 2 on the sale of goods.

what the Uniform Commercial Code is and how it can assist you in solving the above circumstance. What solutions do you reach using it? Would the answer likely be different if you used the common law of contracts?