Question

Sally wanted to replace the old carpet in her home. She entered into a contract with Good Carpet Co. (GCC) for the purchase and installation of a new carpet. The price of the carpet was $3,000 and the cost of the labor to install the carpet was $150. Later Sally became dissatisfied with this transaction and wants to sue GCC. Sally wants to apply the contract rules of the UCC, but GCC wants to apply the contract rules of the common law. Which source of law should govern this case

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is B. The contract rules of the UCC apply, because the predominant purpose of the contract was sale of goods.

Explanation:

Note: This question is not complete as the options are omitted. The options are therefore provided to complete the question before answering it as follows:

A. The contract rules of the UCC apply, because the contract included the sale of goods.

B. The contract rules of the UCC apply, because the predominant purpose of the contract was sale of goods.

C. The contract rules of the common law apply, because the contract included services, which are governed by the common law.

D. The contract rules of the common law apply, because all contracts are governed by the common law.

The explanation of the answers is now provided as follows:

The contract between Sally and GCC majorly has to do with sales of carpet. Therefore, the contract does not involve service supply, which is installation in this case, as a major component.

Another thing is that the intention of Sally was to sue GCC for the services they provided rather than the product, i.e. carpet, they sell.

Therefore, the correct option is B. The contract rules of the UCC apply, because the predominant purpose of the contract was sale of goods.