Quality Computer Company Agrees to Sell One Hundred Hard Drives

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Essay

Quality Computer Company agrees to sell one hundred hard drives to Retail Electronics,Inc.The hard drives,which Retail Electronics expressly requires to have certain amounts of memory,are to be shipped "F.O.B.Retail Electronics distribution center in Memphis,TN." When the drives arrive,Retail Electronics rejects them and informs Quality Computer that the drives do not conform to Retail Electronics' memory requirement.A few hours later,the drives are destroyed in a fire at Retail Electronics' distribution center.Will Quality Computer succeed in a suit against Retail Electronics for the cost of the goods

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