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Ark. Code Ann. § 4-2-314

Implied warranty — Merchantability — Usage of trade

Known as the Uniform Commercial Code

The act spans §§ 4–4 (597 sections).

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Campbell Soup Co. v. Gates (1994)

Most recently applied in Dennis Speerly v. General Motors, LLC (August 2024)

Acts 1961, No. 185, § 2-314; A.S.A. 1947, § 85-2-314.

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(1) Unless excluded or modified (§ 4-2-316), a warranty that the goods shall be merchantable is implied in a contract for their sale if the seller is a merchant with respect to goods of that kind. Under this section the serving for value of food or drink to be consumed either on the premises or elsewhere is a sale.

(2) Goods to be merchantable must be at least such as pass without objection in the trade under the contract description; and

(3) in the case of fungible goods, are of fair average quality within the description; and

(4) are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used; and

(5) run, within the variations permitted by the agreement, of even kind, quality and quantity within each unit and among all units involved; and

(6) are adequately contained, packaged, and labeled as the agreement may require; and

(7) conform to the promises or affirmations of fact made on the container or label if any.

(3) Unless excluded or modified (§ 4-2-316 ), other implied warranties may arise from course of dealing or usage of trade.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.