Court Opinion

ID: 9530232
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 03:58:33.074866+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:28:02.622762
License: Public Domain

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice,
concurring.
Although I agree with the conclusion that the notice of breach was not given within a reasonable time, I do not agree with the categorical assertion that equitable principles may not modify the strict notice requirements of AS 45.05.174(c)(1). In my opinion, the mere presence of a specific relevant provision in the code does not automatically displace general equitable principles. I believe that this construction is consistent with the purpose of UCC § 1-103 which states that equitable principles apply “[u]nless displaced by the particular provisions of [the code].” See Summers, General Equitable Principles under Section 1-103 of the Uniform Code, 72 Northwestern U.L. Rev. 906, 936-42 (1978).