{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-720","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2-720","heading":"Effect of “cancellation” or “rescission” on claims for antecedent breach.","body":"Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of “cancellation” or “rescission” of the contract or the like shall not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages for an antecedent breach.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2. Sales.","Part VII. Remedies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2-720","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"0c9742653a39c8a91f0e123aaa940990396c00f6813f62907ecad08de2ce953f","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-719","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2-721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}