Question

Arthur contracts to purchase twelve shrubs from Roger the Shrubber. Roger delivers the shrubs to Arthur, and Arthur places the shrubs around his property. For several weeks, he admires the shrubs, although he hasn't yet paid for them. In this situation, what is the likely status of Arthur's acceptance of the goods? 1 It's likely that Arthur has made a partial rejection because he hasn't paid. It's likely that Arthur has made a full rejection because he hasn't paid. It's likely that Arthur has accepted the goods because he has had a reasonable time to inspect the shrubs, and he has failed to 3. reject them. 4 It's likely that Arthur has surpassed the statute of limitations.

Answer 1

Answer: 3. It’s likely that Arthur has accepted the goods because he has had a reasonable time to inspect the shrubs, and he has failed to reject them.

Arthur has placed the shrubs around his property and has been admiring them for several weeks. This denotes acceptance of the goods since reasonable time has elapsed without rejecting them. Hence option 3 is the correct answer.

Not having paid does not necessarily mean a rejection and hence options 1 and 2 are incorrect. Since only few weeks have passed, it is unlikely that the statute of limitations has been surpassed. Hence, option 4 is incorrect.