Opinion ID: 680002
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Reasonably Induced Acceptance

Text: 18 A seller may be found to have given assurances within the meaning of Sec. 2-608 based on either circumstantial evidence or the seller's explicit language and, where the seller has assured the buyer explicitly, revocation will be available whether or not the seller made the assurances in bad faith. 810 ILCS 5/2-608, UCC cmt. 3 at 380 (1993). There is ample evidence in the record that Hopkins assured NAL that the MVS could be modified for the purpose of satisfying its due care obligations under Standard 108. Hopkins' written materials support this point, as does testimony by both NAL and Hopkins employees. As indicated, moreover, it would strain credulity to think that NAL would accept the device and expend resources over several months to modify it unless it had been persuaded, presumably by Hopkins, that the device could eventually suit its needs. Further, given the sophistication of the technology involved, the district court did not err in finding that NAL behaved reasonably in relying on Hopkins' assurances. While NAL's engineer and other employees may have alerted it to some limitations of the MVS, it stands to reason that NAL would defer to Hopkins regarding the capabilities of its products, especially since NAL does not itself make headlight aiming or photometric devices.