What remedies does a buyer have for a defect?
Where the goods are defective the buyer may first demand cure, that is repair or delivery of goods free of defects. Only then may the buyer withdraw from the contract or reduce the price, and claim damages or reimbursement of wasted expenditure.
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- Source
- German Civil Code, section 437
- Acts
- German Civil Code
- Area
- Contract, trade and consumer
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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